Hi Nick, I'm not sure I completely understand the issue, are you trying to write out many standalone xml instances that all comprise a larger xml instance? Wouldn't this be made simpler by keeping a reference to the 'parent' instance around? -jacobd
On Jan 4, 2008 7:44 AM, Nick Burch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > We're experimenting with using xmlbeans for Apache POI, to help with the > processing of ooxml files. To do this, we've used xmlbeans to generate > classes from the xsd schema files. > > The snag we're finding is due to an ooxml "file" actually being made up of > several different, interlinked xml documents, each in different parts of > the zipfile. When, say, opening a new sheet, the process is > something like: > * figure out what part of the file holds that sheet > * get that part of the file > * get the input stream from that part > * pass the input stream to the factory of the document xmlbean > * fetch the root bean of the document, and use that > > However, when you want to write back out, the xml bean you're holding is a > long way from where it needs to go. You have to go from the useful bean > back to its parent, figure out what part of the overall file it came from, > get that, get an output stream from then, then finally call save. > > > This does seem like rather a lot of objects that you need to keep track of > (especially when considering a decent sized ooxml file, with say a core > part, half a dozen settings parts, and 5 different sheet parts). > > What I had been expecting was a way to pass an object defining both > getInputStream() and getOutputStream() to the xml beans factory, and have > that be used. That way, you could just call save() on the xml bean, and > have it know how to get its own outputstream, and so there's then quite a > few fewer objects that I need to keep track of. > > However, I couldn't seem to see anything like that. Is there some other > way that I'm missing to be able to easily associate the xmlbean with where > it came from, so that writing the bean back out again isn't too much faff? > > Cheers > Nick > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- I'm competing in a Half-Ironman distance triathlon to raise money for the fight against cancer! Please help support my efforts by going to: http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/jacobd
