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Convert an HTML Table to Plain-Text

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Converts an HTML table to plain-text.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loH2x
LOCAL loXml
LOCAL loSbPlainText
LOCAL lnNumRows
LOCAL i

lnSuccess = 0

* This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
* See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

* This example converts the following HTML fragment to plain-text showing just
* the information desired.
* This is the raw HTML to be converted:
* 
* <table><tr><th>
* <p>Property</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Type</p></th><th 
* scope="col"><p>R/W</p></th><th scope="col"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj164022.aspx#NavigationProperties">
* Returned with resource</a></p></th><th 
* scope="col"><p>Description</p></th></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>Author</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
* SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies the user who added the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>CheckedOutByUser</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
* SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns 
* the user who has checked out the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>CheckInComment</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns the comment used when a 
* document is checked in to a document library.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>CheckOutType</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that indicates how the file is checked 
* out of a document library. Represents an <span 
* class="input">SP.CheckOutType</span> value: Online = 0; Offline = 1; None = 
* 2.</p><p>The checkout state of a file is independent of its locked 
* state.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>ContentTag</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">String</span></p></td><td 
* data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Returns internal version 
* of content, used to validate document equality for read 
* purposes.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>CustomizedPageStatus</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the customization status 
* of the file. Represents an <span class="input">SP.CustomizedPageStatus</span> 
* value: None = 0; Uncustomized = 1; Customized = 2.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>ETag</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the ETag 
* value.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>Exists</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">Boolean</span></p></td><td 
* data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies whether the file exists.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>Length</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Int64</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets the size of the file in bytes, excluding the size 
* of any Web Parts that are used in the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>Level</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Byte</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the publishing level of 
* the file. Represents an <span class="input">SP.FileLevel</span> value: 
* Published = 1; Draft = 2; Checkout = 255.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>ListItemAllFields</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531433.aspx#bk_ListItem">
* SP.ListItem</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned 
* with resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies the list item field values for the list item corresponding to the 
* file.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>LockedByUser</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
* SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns 
* the user that owns the current lock on the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>MajorVersion</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the major version of the 
* file.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>MinorVersion</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td 
* data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies the minor version of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>ModifiedBy</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
* SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns 
* the user who last modified the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>Name</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets the name of the file including the 
* extension.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>ServerRelativeUrl</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets the relative URL of the file based on the URL for 
* the server.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>TimeCreated</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">DateTime</span></p></td><td 
* data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies when the file was created.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>TimeLastModified</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">DateTime</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies when the file was last 
* modified.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>Title</p></td><td 
* data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">String</span></p></td><td 
* data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that 
* specifies the display name of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>UiVersion</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the 
* implementation-specific version identifier of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>UiVersionLabel</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span 
* class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td 
* data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td 
* data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the 
* implementation-specific version identifier of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td 
* data-th="Property"><p>Versions</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a 
* href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn450841.aspx#bk_FileVersionCollection">SP.FileVersionCollection</a>
* </p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with 
* resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns 
* a collection of file version objects that represent the versions of the 
* file.</p></td></tr></table>
* 

loH2x = CreateObject('Chilkat.HtmlToXml')
lnSuccess = loH2x.SetHtmlFromFile("qa_data/htmlToText/htmlTable.html")

* First convert to well-formed XML that makes it easier to parse.
loXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.Xml')
loXml.LoadXml(loH2x.ToXml())
? loXml.GetXml()

* The XML looks like this:

* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
* <root>
*     <table>
*         <tr>
*             <th>
*                 <p>
*                     <text>Property</text>
*                 </p>
*             </th>
*             <th scope="col">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>Type</text>
*                 </p>
*             </th>
*             <th scope="col">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>R/W</text>
*                 </p>
*             </th>
*             <th scope="col">
*                 <p>
*                     <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj164022.aspx#NavigationProperties">
*                         <text>Returned with resource</text>
*                     </a>
*                 </p>
*             </th>
*             <th scope="col">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>Description</text>
*                 </p>
*             </th>
*         </tr>
*         <tr>
*             <td data-th="Property">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>Author</text>
*                 </p>
*             </td>
*             <td data-th="Type">
*                 <p>
*                     <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
*                         <text>SP.User</text>
*                     </a>
*                 </p>
*             </td>
*             <td data-th="R/W">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>R</text>
*                 </p>
*             </td>
*             <td data-th="Returned with resource">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>No</text>
*                 </p>
*             </td>
*             <td data-th="Description">
*                 <p>
*                     <text>Gets a value that specifies the user who added the file.</text>
*                 </p>
*             </td>
*         </tr>
* ...
* 

? "------------------------------------------------"

* Iterate over the XML, skipping the 1st table row, and emit
* the Property and Description for each row.

loSbPlainText = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')

* First move to the "table" node.
loXml.FirstChild2()

* Get the number of rows.
lnNumRows = loXml.NumChildren

* Indexing is 0-based, meaning the 1st row (i.e. the table headers) is at index 0.
* Skip it by starting with index 1.
i = 1
DO WHILE i < lnNumRows
    loXml.I = i

    loSbPlainText.Append(loXml.GetChildContent("tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Property|p|text"))
    loSbPlainText.Append(": ")
    loSbPlainText.AppendLine(loXml.GetChildContent("tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Description|p|text"),1)

    i = i + 1
ENDDO

? loSbPlainText.GetAsString()

* The output is:

* Author: Gets a value that specifies the user who added the file.
* CheckedOutByUser: Gets a value that returns the user who has checked out the file.
* CheckInComment: Gets a value that returns the comment used when a document is checked in to a document library.
* CheckOutType: Gets a value that indicates how the file is checked out of a document library. Represents an
* ContentTag: Returns internal version of content, used to validate document equality for read purposes.
* CustomizedPageStatus: Gets a value that specifies the customization status of the file. Represents an
* ETag: Gets a value that specifies the ETag value.
* Exists: Gets a value that specifies whether the file exists.
* Length: Gets the size of the file in bytes, excluding the size of any Web Parts that are used in the file.
* Level: Gets a value that specifies the publishing level of the file. Represents an
* ListItemAllFields: Gets a value that specifies the list item field values for the list item corresponding to the file.
* LockedByUser: Gets a value that returns the user that owns the current lock on the file.
* MajorVersion: Gets a value that specifies the major version of the file.
* MinorVersion: Gets a value that specifies the minor version of the file.
* ModifiedBy: Gets a value that returns the user who last modified the file.
* Name: Gets the name of the file including the extension.
* ServerRelativeUrl: Gets the relative URL of the file based on the URL for the server.
* TimeCreated: Gets a value that specifies when the file was created.
* TimeLastModified: Gets a value that specifies when the file was last modified.
* Title: Gets a value that specifies the display name of the file.
* UiVersion: Gets a value that specifies the implementation-specific version identifier of the file.
* UiVersionLabel: Gets a value that specifies the implementation-specific version identifier of the file.
* Versions: Gets a value that returns a collection of file version objects that represent the versions of the file.
* 

RELEASE loH2x
RELEASE loXml
RELEASE loSbPlainText