(SQL Server) Demonstrate XML SearchForTag2

Demonstrates how to use SearchForTag2.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @xml int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Xml', @xml OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Load the following XML:

    -- 	<Test>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test1
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test2
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test3
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test4
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test5
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	    <testchild1>
    -- 	        test6
    -- 	    </testchild1>
    -- 	</Test>

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'LoadXml', @success OUT, '<Test><testchild1>test</testchild1><testchild1>test1</testchild1><testchild1>test2</testchild1><testchild1>test3</testchild1><testchild1>test4</testchild1><testchild1>test5</testchild1><testchild1>test6</testchild1></Test>'

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @xmlSearch int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetRoot', @xmlSearch OUT
    DECLARE @afterPtr int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetRoot', @afterPtr OUT
    DECLARE @pTemp int

    -- Alway begin the search from the root.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xmlSearch, 'SearchForTag2', @iTmp0 OUT, @afterPtr, 'testchild1'
    WHILE @iTmp0
      BEGIN
        -- If successful, xmlSearch now points to the found element.
        SELECT @i = @i + 1

        -- Set afterPtr = xmlSearch (so we find the next match after the one we just found)
        -- Rest xmlSearch to the root of the XML tree to be searched.

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @xmlSearch, 'Content', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0
        SELECT @pTemp = @afterPtr
        SELECT @afterPtr = @xmlSearch
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @pTemp, 'GetRoot2', NULL
        SELECT @xmlSearch = @pTemp
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xmlSearch

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @afterPtr


    PRINT '----'

    -- A better way:
    DECLARE @sbState int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbState OUT

    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'NextInTraversal2', @iTmp0 OUT, @sbState
    WHILE @iTmp0 <> 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'TagEquals', @iTmp0 OUT, 'testchild1'
        IF @iTmp0 = 1
          BEGIN

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @xml, 'Content', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0
            SELECT @i = @i + 1
          END
      END
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetRoot2', NULL

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbState


END
GO