SQL Server

XML EmitCompact

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Demonstrates the XML EmitCompact property to generate XML that is not pretty-printed, but is instead compact with whitespace removed.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

SQL Server

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
    DECLARE @xml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Xml', @xml OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'Tag', 'aaa'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'NewChild2', NULL, 'red|green|blue', 'sky'

    --  Show the XML in normal indented (pretty-printed) format:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  The output:

    --  	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    --  	<aaa>
    --  	    <red>
    --  	        <green>
    --  	            <blue>sky</blue>
    --  	        </green>
    --  	    </red>
    --  	</aaa>

    --  Now set the EmitCompact property.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'EmitCompact', 1

    --  Show the XML in compact form:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  The compact output:

    --  	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    --  	<aaa><red><green><blue>sky</blue></green></red></aaa>
    --  

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml


END
GO