DataFlex

Compress XML Tree

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Demonstrates how to compress and restore the entire subtree rooted at an XML node.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/compress2.xml, is this:

<root>
    <lazydog>
        <fox>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</fox>
    </lazydog>
    <fox>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</fox>
    <child>
        <grandchild>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</grandchild>
    </child>
    <child>
        <grandchild>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</grandchild>
    </child>
</root>

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoXml
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End

    // The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/compress2.xml
    Get ComLoadXmlFile Of hoXml "compress2.xml" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoXml To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Zip compress the root node's entire subtree:
    Get ComZipTree Of hoXml To iSuccess

    // Examine the new XML document:
    Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // This is the XML w/ the compressed subtree in Base64 encoded format:

    // <root><![CDATA[4+WyKcrPL7Hj5VIAApucxKrKlPx0KBcslJZfYReSkapQWJqZnK2QVJRfnqcAFFPIKs0tKFbIL0st
    // UigBSoN0KgC12uiDNECN00c1jyKzkjMyc1KQHZZelJiXAhElyUwkfTBnovDoYZGNPjTUAQ==
    // ]]></root>

    // Now uncompress and show that the original subtree was restored:
    Get ComUnzipTree Of hoXml To iSuccess
    Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure