[XML DataSources] How To Read This XML

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This recipe demonstrates on reading contents from XML files using XML datasources.

Steps taken:

  1. Create an XML datasource (1F.ds). Locate the XML file (1F.xml) to read data from and fill in the URL. Set the Input Format as “XML”. Set the Date, Time and Timestamp formats accordingly.On the “DataSource Wizard > Define XML Datasource” page, enter XML datasource schema correctly, or use the Xpath builder.
  2. Create an XML datasource (web.ds). Locate the XML file (web.xml) to read data from and fill in the URL. Set the Input Format as “XML”. Set the Date, Time and Timestamp formats accordingly.On the “DataSource Wizard > Define XML Datasource” page, enter XML datasource schema correctly, or use the Xpath builder.

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HowToReadThisXML.zip