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Stefanik
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Jan 7, 2013, 1:42 PM

Post #1 of 15 (2498 views)

Xml formatting	Can't Post

Hi all.
I should perform an XML formatter.
I've a file with a just one "long" string, formatted as following:

Code

<tag1><tag2>string1</tag2><tag3>string2</tag3></tag1>

I'm thinking of a code similar to:

Code

file -> split if ">" 
$count=0 
while line in file 
$count=0; 
if match "<string>"  
then 
 $count=$count+1 
else if match "</string>" 
 $count=$count-1 
end if 
 "\n" 
 "\t" for $count times 
end while

What do you think?

(This post was edited by Stefanik on Jan 7, 2013, 1:45 PM)

rovf
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Jan 8, 2013, 12:24 AM

Post #2 of 15 (2477 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Does the XML code always look pretty much like your example, or can it be arbitrary XML?

Note that you are more flexible if you use something like XML::Parser for reading the file. No point in reinventing the wheel.

Stefanik
User

Jan 8, 2013, 12:48 PM

Post #3 of 15 (2451 views)

Re: [rovf] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

That's ok, but is it already installed in "standard" perl package?

I mean, I can't install any new package on the pc, so I should use what is already present.

rovf
Veteran

Jan 9, 2013, 12:09 AM

Post #4 of 15 (2443 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Quote

is it already installed in "standard" perl package?

Just try it:

Code

perldoc XML::Parser

Quote

I can't install any new package on the pc

Why not?

If you write your own code, why can't you use code other people have written?

Stefanik
User

Jan 9, 2013, 2:43 AM

Post #5 of 15 (2435 views)

Re: [rovf] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

It's already installed

Code

 NAME 
     XML::Parser - A perl module for parsing XML documents SYNOPSIS 
       use XML::Parser;   
 
....

Let's try... :)

Stefanik
User

Jan 13, 2013, 1:37 PM

Post #6 of 15 (2379 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Can someone suggest me example to understand XML::parser?
I red the specific on perldoc, but it's not clear for me.

Thanks

7stud
Enthusiast

Jan 13, 2013, 9:07 PM

Post #7 of 15 (2370 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Code

 
use strict;  
use warnings;  
use 5.012; 
 
use XML::Parser; 
 
my $xml = <<END_OF_XML; 
<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<note> 
    <to>Tove</to> 
    <from color="red" age="25">Jani</from> 
    <from color="red" age="22">Jose</from> 
    <heading>Reminder</heading> 
    <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body> 
</note> 
END_OF_XML 
 
 
my $parser = new XML::Parser( 
 
    Handlers => {Start => \&start_of_tag, 
                 End   => \&end_of_tag, 
                 Char  => \&handle_text} 
); 
 
$parser->parse($xml); 
 
 
my $found_target_tag = 0; 
 
sub start_of_tag { 
    my($e, $element, %attrs) = @_; 
 
    if ($element eq 'from') { 
        if ($attrs{age} == 22) { 
            $found_target_tag = 1; 
        } 
    } elsif ($element eq 'body') { 
            $found_target_tag = 1; 
    } 
} 
 
sub handle_text { 
    if ($found_target_tag) { 
        my($e, $text) = @_; 
        say $text; 
    } 
} 
 
sub end_of_tag { 
    $found_target_tag = 0; 
} 
 
--output:-- 
Jose 
Don't forget me this weekend!

However, there are much better XML modules that you can use. Check to see if you have any other XML modules installed:

$ perldoc perllocal

(This post was edited by 7stud on Jan 14, 2013, 1:42 AM)

Stefanik
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Jan 14, 2013, 5:56 AM

Post #8 of 15 (2356 views)

Re: [7stud] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Many thanks 7stud.
From your example I'm not sure about the use of XML::parser...

What I have is a file containing something similar:

Code

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' standalone='no'?> 
<Request MO="OSUB" O  
peration="get"> <num>456</num></Request>  
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' standalone='no'?>  
<Response>  
        <errorid>051</errorid>  
</Response>

I should jag the xml part not alredy formed:

Code

Right Output: 
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' standalone='no'?> 
<Request MO="OSUB" Operation="get"> 
        <num>456</num> 
</Request> 
 
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' standalone='no'?>  
<Response>  
        <errorid>051</errorid>  
</Response>

Is it possible with the parser?

7stud
Enthusiast

Jan 14, 2013, 1:56 PM

Post #9 of 15 (2349 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Were there any other XML modules installed?

Code

$ perldoc perllocal

(This post was edited by 7stud on Jan 16, 2013, 2:08 AM)

Stefanik
User

Jan 14, 2013, 11:46 PM

Post #10 of 15 (2338 views)

Re: [7stud] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Can't list the modules:
No documentation found for "perllocal".

O.S. is solaris 10.

Stefanik
User

Jan 15, 2013, 5:53 AM

Post #11 of 15 (2331 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

I write a code to perform the indent xml tag:

Code

 my $fin="InputXML.log"; 
my $fout="OutputXML.log"; 
my $countxml=0; 
my $qx="x";open (NSOFILE, "<", $fin) or die "No file!"; 
open (NOUTFILE, ">", $fout) or die "No file!";while ($qx = <NSOFILE>){ 
print "inizio: "."$countxml\n"; 
 if ($qx =~ (/^<[^\?|\/].*?>/m)){ ###Check StartTag 
  $countxml++; 
  my $cind = $countxml; 
  while ($cind != 0) { 
   $qx =~ s/</\t </g; 
   $cind--; 
  } 
 } elsif ($qx =~ (/<\//m)){ ###Check EndTag 
  my $cind = $countxml; 
  while ($cind != 0) { 
   $qx =~ s/</\t </g; 
   $cind--; 
  } 
  $countxml--; 
 } elsif ($qx =~ (/>\n.*\n<\//m)) ###check Value between tag 
  my $cind = $countxml; 
  while ($cind != 0) { 
   $qx =~ s/(>\n.*\n<\/)/(>\n\t.*\n<\)/g; 
   $cind--; 
  } 
 } 
} 
close (NSOFILE); 
close (NOUTFILE);

The Input file contains something like this:

Code

 DELETE: 
TESTSUB: 
NUM,458: 
PARAMETERS,other; RESP: 
0;  
 
   
 
<?xmlversion='1.0'encoding='ISO-8859-1'standalone='no'?> 
<Request> 
<operation> 
DeleteSubscriber 
</operation> 
<subscriberNumbertype="string"> 
458 
</subscriberNumber> 
<originNodeTypetype="string"> 
ADM 
</originNodeType> 
<originHostNametype="string"> 
lh 
</originHostName> 
<originTransactionIDtype="string"> 
4568768597657 
</originTransactionID>  
 
<Lev1> 
<mystring> 
here 
</mystring>  
 
</Lev1> 
<originTimeStamptype="dateTime.iso8601"> 
20130109T11:18:22+0100 
</originTimeStamp>  
 
   
 
</barring>  
 
</Request>

Output I produce is this:

Code

 DELETE: 
TESTSUB: 
NUM,458: 
PARAMETERS,other; RESP: 
0;  
 
   
 
<?xmlversion='1.0'encoding='ISO-8859-1'standalone='no'?> 
<Request> 
 <operation> 
DeleteSubscriber 
 </operation> 
 <subscriberNumbertype="string"> 
458 
 </subscriberNumber> 
 <originNodeTypetype="string"> 
ADM 
 </originNodeType> 
 <originHostNametype="string"> 
lh 
 </originHostName> 
 <originTransactionIDtype="string"> 
4568768597657 
 </originTransactionID> 
 <Lev1> 
  <mystring> 
here 
  </mystring>  
 
   
 
 </Lev1> 
 <originTimeStamptype="dateTime.iso8601"> 
20130109T11:18:22+0100 
 </originTimeStamp>  
 
   
 
   
 
</Request>

Stefanik
User

Jan 15, 2013, 5:55 AM

Post #12 of 15 (2330 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

I have two problems:

1) my code at point "###check Value between tag" doesn't work, maybe regex doesn't match "\n"...

2) I should remove blank line between tags (only the ones between tags)

7stud
Enthusiast

Jan 16, 2013, 2:12 AM

Post #13 of 15 (2322 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To

I have two problems:

Can you list your installed modules with this:

Code

$ instmodsh

If not, run this program:

Code

 
use strict;  
use warnings;  
use 5.012; 
 
use ExtUtils::Installed; 
 
my $inst = ExtUtils::Installed->new(); 
my @modules = $inst->modules(); 
 
say for @modules;

(This post was edited by 7stud on Jan 16, 2013, 2:27 AM)

Stefanik
User

Jan 16, 2013, 4:45 AM

Post #14 of 15 (2313 views)

Re: [7stud] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Seems impossible to get package list Unsure

"list_pack.pl" is the script you suggest me:

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 bash-3.00# ./list_pack.pl 
Perl v5.12.0 required--this is only v5.8.4, stopped at ./list_pack.pl line 4. 
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./list_pack.pl line 4. 
bash-3.00# 
bash-3.00# 
bash-3.00# /usr/perl5/5.8.4/bin/instmodsh 
Available commands are: 
   l            - List all installed modules 
   m <module>   - Select a module 
   q            - Quit the program 
cmd? l 
Installed modules are: 
   Perl 
cmd? q 
bash-3.00#

7stud
Enthusiast

Jan 16, 2013, 4:23 PM

Post #15 of 15 (2289 views)

Re: [Stefanik] Xml formatting [In reply to]	Can't Post

Get rid of the line:

use 5.012;

and rerun the program.

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