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Load Text variable into an XMLPort

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Posted on by Telcrome 40

I want to import a file which I get as a Text variable using an XmlPort.

Is it correct that I have to convert the Text into an Instream?

What is the intended way for doing the conversion?

// xmlInStream: InStream
// xmlText: Text

xmlText = getMyXmlText(); // contains the xml file as text

// Create valid instream?


Xmlport.Import(Xmlport::MyXmlPort, xmlInStream);

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    Telcrome 40 on at
    RE: Load Text variable into an XMLPort

    This is the solution:

    // tmp: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
// xmlOutStream: OutStream;
// xmlInStream: InStream;

tmp.CreateOutStream(xmlOutStream);
xmlOutStream.WriteText(some_text);
tmp.CreateInStream(xmlInStream);

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    RE: Load Text variable into an XMLPort

    Typically when I am programitcally assigning values and inserting records I do NOT use a record variable in the XML port and us all text variables for data items. This should allow you to intercept each value as it comes in and process it however you want or need too. This can be time consuming to map all the fields and write code to handle the record insertion....but it also allows the most control as NAV is not doing things auto-magically, you the developer have full control over how the transaction runs.

    Then in the WABillingEntry - Import::OnAfterAssignVariable() I read all of the variables out of the different text variables, generate the new record key, populate fields and insert record (along with any other business logic necessary).

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    Telcrome 40 on at
    RE: Load Text variable into an XMLPort

    // tmp: Codeunit "Temp Blob"
tmp.CreateInStream(xmlInStream);
xmlInStream.ReadText(xmlText);

    This doesnt work, sadly without any error message. XmlPort.Import just returns False

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