Difference between revisions of "XMLCOUNT()"

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==Class==
 
XML
 
 
 
 
==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to return the number of records from an XML file
 
Function to return the number of records from an XML file

Revision as of 17:08, 28 October 2009

Purpose

Function to return the number of records from an XML file


Syntax

XMLCOUNT(<XML filename>)


See Also

COPY, FETCH, SELECT, SET XMLFORMAT, UPDATE, XMLCREATEDTD(), XMLFIRST(), XMLNEXT(), XMLVALIDATE()


Description

The XMLCOUNT() function will return the number of records from an XML file.


Parameters Required Default Description
<XML filename> Yes None The name of the XML file to validate.


If the XML file contains no records, then a value of zero will be returned.


Example

select company, street, town, state, zip from sales save as xml sales
? xmlcount("sales.xml")
        25


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer