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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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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 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>
    --  

    DECLARE @h2x int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HtmlToXml', @h2x OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @h2x, 'SetHtmlFromFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/htmlToText/htmlTable.html'

    --  First convert to well-formed XML that makes it easier to parse.
    DECLARE @xml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Xml', @xml OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @h2x, 'ToXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'LoadXml', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  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>
    --  ...
    --  


    PRINT '------------------------------------------------'

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

    DECLARE @sbPlainText int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbPlainText OUT

    --  First move to the "table" node.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'FirstChild2', @success OUT

    --  Get the number of rows.
    DECLARE @numRows int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @xml, 'NumChildren', @numRows OUT

    --  Indexing is 0-based, meaning the 1st row (i.e. the table headers) is at index 0.
    --  Skip it by starting with index 1.
    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 1
    WHILE @i < @numRows
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'I', @i

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetChildContent', @sTmp0 OUT, 'tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Property|p|text'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPlainText, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPlainText, 'Append', @success OUT, ': '
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetChildContent', @sTmp0 OUT, 'tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Description|p|text'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPlainText, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, @sTmp0, 1

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPlainText, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  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.
    --  

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @h2x
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbPlainText


END
GO