From: Derek <derekhaskin@...>
Date: 2005-05-01T20:20:15+09:00
Subject: parsing xml documents using rexml

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Hi,

I'm new to ruby.
I want to use ruby to process an xml file.=20

At the moment I am using the REXML but are open to other xml parsers.

In the xml file below how would I go about processing the section =
<details> in the following way: -
 - when the tag <copy> is detected perform a method "copy". within the =
"copy" method extract other child tags within the current <copy> =
element.
 - when the tag <mkdir> is detected perform a method "mkdir". within the =
"mkdir" method extract other tags within the current <mkdir> element.

I've looked at using XPATH, and have been able to extract specific =
information but have not worked out how to do it.

here is a sample xml file: -

<?xml version=3D"1.0"?>
<fileGroup>

  <summary>
    <application>
 This can state one or multiple applications
    </application>
    <owner>
 Person from development who create this file
    </owner>
    <description>
       This is a sample File group xml
    </description>
  </summary>

  <details>
     <copy>
       <source version=3D"3">//myPath/to/File.txt</source>
       <target>target directory path goes here</target>
     </copy>
     <copy>
       <source>//myPath/to/File2.txt</source>
       <target>target directory path goes here</target>
     </copy>
     <mkdir>relative/Path</mkdir>
  </details>
</fileGroup>




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