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XML.SetVariables

Creates local variables in script for XML nodes.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
XML	7.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "XML.SetVariables"; XML { ; recursive; Flags; Prefix } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

XML The XML to process.
Can be XML as text or the reference returned by XML.Parse function, so you can make several times queries to the XML without parsing it each time. "<test>Hello</test>"

recursive Whether to recurse in sub tree.
Pass 1 for rescursive or 0 for non-recursive.
Default is 0. 1 Optional

Flags Various Flags.
Add 1 to ignore errors in xml and continue parsing. This may lead to not everything in the xml being read. 0 Optional

Prefix The prefix to use for the variables names. "" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
XML	The XML to process. Can be XML as text or the reference returned by XML.Parse function, so you can make several times queries to the XML without parsing it each time.	"<test>Hello</test>"
recursive	Whether to recurse in sub tree. Pass 1 for rescursive or 0 for non-recursive. Default is 0.	1	Optional
Flags	Various Flags. Add 1 to ignore errors in xml and continue parsing. This may lead to not everything in the xml being read.	0	Optional
Prefix	The prefix to use for the variables names.	""	Optional

Result

Returns list or error.

Description

Creates local variables in script for XML nodes.
Returns list of variable names.
If variables receive multiple values the name in the result comes the highest index in square brackets.
You can call XML.ClearVariables later to clear those variables.

Examples

Set variables:

MBS( "XML.SetVariables"; "<Person><FirstName>Markus</FirstName><LastName>Müller</LastName><City>New York</City></Person>")

Example result:
LastName
City
FirstName