read xml file content - sql server 2005

There is a folder which contains several different xml files.

Question

for each xml file, how can I get the contents of the xml file and then pass it to a Stored Proc?

Is this to do with a sql function that takes the file path of the xml file, i.e. openxml or something similar?

Thanks

Hi

Try this

Code Snippet

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[spInsertXMLData]

(

@.strXML varchar(8000)

)

AS

DECLARE @.iDoc int

EXECUTE sp_XML_PrepareDocument @.iDoc OUTPUT, @.strXML

INSERT INTO Test (col1, col2, col3)

(SELECT * FROM OpenXML(@.iDoc, '/parentnode/childnode/,2) WITH

(col1 varchar(100),

col2 varchar(100),

col3 varchar(100)))

EXECUTE sp_XML_RemoveDocument @.iDoc

GO

This sp will accept the contents of an XML file and insert it into a table, all you need to do is to read the contents of the XML file into a string\varchar variable and pass it as a paramater to the sp.

Richard

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Hi,

yes, This is what I am doing down the line but first I would like to know how to read all the contents of the xml file as say varchar.

Thanks

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Yes you can..

Code Snippet

--SQL Server 2005

Declare @.Path as varchar(100);

Set @.Path = 'C:\Mani.Xml'

Create table #xmlcontent

(

Xml varchar(max)

)

Insert into #xmlcontent

Exec ('SELECT Cast(BulkColumn as Nvarchar(max)) FROM OPENROWSET(BULK ''' + @.Path + ''', SINGLE_CLOB) as D')

Select XML From #XMLContent

Code Snippet

--SQL Server 2000

Declare @.Path as varchar(100);

Set @.Path = 'C:\Mani.Xml'

Set @.Path = 'Type ' + @.Path

Create Table #XMLLines

(

Line Varchar(8000)

)

Insert Into #XMLLines

Exec xp_cmdshell @.Path

Select * from #XMLLines

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Hi

This is how I have done it using ActiveX Scripting in a DTS package

Code Snippet

Const DB_CONNECT_STRING = "" ' SQL Connection String
Const XMLPath = "" 'Enter UNC file Path

Function Main()
RunImport
Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
End Function

Private Function ReadHTML(strFileName)
Dim filesys
Dim readFile
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set readFile = filesys.opentextfile(strFileName, 1, False)
ReadHTML = readFile.read(8000)
readFile.Close
Set filesys = Nothing
Set readFile = Nothing
End Function

Private Sub RunImport()
Dim cnn1
Dim strExportFiles, fso, File
Dim FileContents
Set cnn1 = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
cnn1.Open DB_CONNECT_STRING
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set strExportFiles = fso.GetFolder(XMLPath).Files
For Each File In strExportFiles
FileContents = ReadHTML(File)
Dim strSQL
strSQL = "spInsertXMLData @.strXML = " + "'" & FileContents & "'"
cnn1.execute (strSQL)
Next
End Sub

This will loop through a specified directory and read the contents of each file to a varchar and run the sp.

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hi,

Using sql 2005

error is :

Cannot bulk load. The file "C:\aud_df.xml" does not exist

The file is indeed in that location.

Thanks

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this seems to work on the server but not the local machine.?

Do you know why?

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Yes. It will read the data from client only.

Try with Server UNC path.. \\servername\folder\file.xml

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Hi

I think this is because it is looking for the file in a differnet location if you use a UNC path it should be fine i.e. \\sql\xml files\xmlfile1.xml

Richard

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What do you mean by UNC please?

Please note the files are located on my local machines and I am running the sql query analyser from my local machine too.

Thanks

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Hi

You are running sql query analyser from your local machine, but I am assuming SQL server itself is running on the server, therefore when you specify C:\aud_df.xml SQL will look on the servers c:\ drive for the file not your local PC's c:\drive.

So you need to specify the full path including your computername in order for SQL to see the file. You will probably also need to setup a share on your local PC. Alternatively copy the xml files to the server and it should work.

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This sounds like a perfect job for SSIS!!