You can also make your input XML well-formed by creating a custom root element (e.g. <PostTransactions>...xmldocuments</PostTransactions> and then use the SplitXML processor (or just the transformation step).
2016-06-13 18:04 GMT+02:00 Anuj Handa <anujha...@gmail.com>: > i have a text file which has multiple XML documents. which starts with > <POSTransaction > xmlns > i am trying to break each one of the XML docs into 1 flow-file so i can > then use evaluate XML and then convert into JSOn and then load into a > database. > > i tried just the split content and that didnt work. the file is UTF 8 not > sure if that plays into it. and i am running the nifi on linux and the file > is also local on linux. > > [image: Inline image 1] > > this is my entire workflow. > > [image: Inline image 2] > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Joe Percivall <joeperciv...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> Awesome, and what processor were you planning to use to split on "#|#|#"? >> The SplitContent processor[1] can be used to split the content on a >> sequence of text characters which could split on "<POSTransaction xmlns" >> without needing to add "#|#|#". >> >> Also I see "xmlns" and think this is an xml file you are trying to split. >> If so are you by chance trying to split evenly on each child? If so the >> "SplitXml" processor[2] would easily take care of that. >> >> [1] >> https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/components/org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.SplitContent/index.html >> [2] >> https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/components/org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.SplitXml/index.html >> >> Joe- - - - - - >> Joseph Percivall >> linkedin.com/in/Percivall >> e: joeperciv...@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 13, 2016 11:26 AM, Anuj Handa <anujha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Yes that's exactly correct. >> >> >> > On Jun 13, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Joe Percivall <joeperciv...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Sorry I got a bit confused, in your original question you said that you >> wanted to append the value and I took it that you just wanted to append the >> value to the end of the line or text. >> > >> > Let me try and restate your goal so I'm sure I understand, ultimately >> you want to split the incoming FlowFile on each occurrence of >> "<POSTransaction xmlns" and you are planning on using ReplaceText to add >> "#|#|#" before each occurrence so that it will be easy to split? >> > >> > >> > Joe >> > - - - - - - >> > Joseph Percivall >> > linkedin.com/in/Percivall >> > e: joeperciv...@yahoo.com >> > >> > >> > >> > On Monday, June 13, 2016 11:05 AM, Anuj Handa <anujha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > Anuj >> > Hi Joe, >> > >> > I modified the process per your suggestion but it only works to replace >> the first occurrence, There are multiple such tags which it doesn't >> replace. . >> > when i used evaluation mode line by line it appended it to every line >> in the file and not to the one i waned too. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Joe Percivall <joeperciv...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> >> >> >> In order to use ReplaceText[1] to solely append a value to the end of >> then entire text then change the "Replacement Strategy" to "Append" and >> leave "Evaluation Mode" as "Entire Text". This will take whatever is the >> "Replacement Value" and append it as a literal(without interpreting >> back-references) to the end of the text. >> >> >> >> Alternatively, if you want to append to the end of each line then >> change "Evaluation Mode" to "Line-by-Line". >> >> >> >> [1] >> https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/components/org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.ReplaceText/index.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Hope that helps, >> >> Joe >> >> - - - - - - Joseph Percivall >> >> linkedin.com/in/Percivall >> >> e: joeperciv...@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 13, 2016 10:05 AM, Anuj Handa <anujha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I am trying to read a file and then use replaceText to append a string >> so I can spilt the line in the next step. I am nable to make the >> ReplaceText work. >> >> The flowfile is going through as success without the string being >> appended or replaced >> >> >> >> Any thoughts what i could be doing wrong >> >> >> > >
