RE: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-04-03 Thread Piotr Chabot Stadhouders via 4D_Tech
rwerp: Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or > JSON) > > Hi Bruno, > > Because it is easy to use xpath in 4D and easy to generate XML in Oracle this > is exactly why I think this is a nice solution. > > I am glad you think the same:-) > >

Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-04-03 Thread Koen Van Hooreweghe via 4D_Tech
Hi Piotr, I haven't done that in 4D Write, but in a normal (template) text field which contains html tags and is run trough PROCESS 4D TAGS finally being sent as html e-mail body text. In that particular case we fill a 4D object field with some info data. So the user can add the info he likes i

Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-04-03 Thread Koen Van Hooreweghe via 4D_Tech
Hi Bernard, Right. I should have written: 4D does not support dot notation (yet) natively in the OB Get and Set commands. But if I'm not mistaking, rumors say that it is coming... Koen Op 2-apr.-2017, om 13:53 heeft bernard--- via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> het volgende geschreven: > 4D

Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-04-02 Thread bernard--- via 4D_Tech
Koen, 4D does not handle dot notation (not quite true : see http://doc.4d.com/4Dv16/4D/16/QUERY-BY-ATTRIBUTE.301-3036512.en.html ) ; I have written a component published on jan 12 This component emulates 4D standard commands

Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-03-29 Thread Piotr Chabot Stadhouders via 4D_Tech
Hi Bruno, Because it is easy to use xpath in 4D and easy to generate XML in Oracle this is exactly why I think this is a nice solution. I am glad you think the same:-) I assume one can also use attributes in xpath in 4D. Gr, Piotr Op 29 mrt. 2017 21:37 schreef Bruno LEGAY : Hi Piotr, I have

RE: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-03-29 Thread Piotr Chabot Stadhouders via 4D_Tech
already done this and saving me some pitfalls. Gr, Piotr > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Koen Van Hooreweghe [mailto:bvbacomp...@telenet.be] > Verzonden: woensdag 29 maart 2017 11:25 > Aan: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Onderwerp: Re: 4D Write Pro u

Re: 4D Write Pro using expressions with XML merge file (or JSON)

2017-03-29 Thread Koen Van Hooreweghe via 4D_Tech
Hi Piotr, I would advise JSON or rather 4D objects. 4D objects and JSON are not exactly the same, but very closely related. JSON is actually a text representation of a 4D object. The 4D debugger handles objects nicely too. You can store your data into a 4D object and then retrieve the values in