RE: [xml-dev] need help / insight on parsing some xml with vb6

Well, the web service you are trying to access:

https://api.competitionsuite.com/2013-02/Performances/?c=cce9ab64-5d54-44e4-a13e-f3b9528a5909

by default returns JSON instead of XML, but can also return XML with a bit more work.

You’ll need to send an additional HTTP Header to the Web Service. This function will do the job:

Function LoadXML(url As String)

Dim oHttp As Object

Set oHttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")

oHttp.Open "GET", url, False

‘ Tell the web service to return XML instead of JSON

oHttp.setRequestHeader "Accept", "text/xml"

oHttp.send

Set LoadXML = oHttp.responseXML

End Function

And then change the call to xmlObj.Load for:

Set objXML = LoadXML("https://api.competitionsuite.com/2013-02/Performances/?c=cce9ab64-5d54-44e4-a13e-f3b9528a5909")

De: Tom Martin [mailto:tomdmartin@gmail.com]
Enviado el: sábado, 14 de junio de 2014 6:07 p. m.
Para: William Velasquez
CC: Martin Honnen; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Asunto: Re: [xml-dev] need help / insight on parsing some xml with vb6

Hey - this seems to be working...now I have another problem...

The source for the xml file is on a server and I am trying to load it but nothing happens.

Dim objXML As New MSXML2.DOMDocument

Dim NodeList As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNodeList

Dim xNode As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNode

objXML.async = False

objXML.Load ("https://api.competitionsuite.com/2013-02/Performances/?c=cce9ab64-5d54-44e4-a13e-f3b9528a5909")

Set NodeList = objXML.selectNodes("//ArrayOfCompetition/Competition/EventName")

For Each xNode In NodeList

Combo1.AddItem xNode.Text

List1.AddItem xNode.Text

What am I missing? Can I use Microsoft Internet Transfer Control and save it out locally as an XML file?

What is the best thing to do? This source xml will be updated regularly and I need to access it quickly and display results as soon as possible - speed is an issue.

Thoughts?

Tom

On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 6:20 PM, William Velasquez <wvelasquez@visiontecnologica.com> wrote:

Sorry the correct type for Nodelist is XMLDOMNodeList

Enviado desde Samsung Mobile de Claro, perdón por lo escueto.

-------- Mensaje original --------
De: Tom Martin <tomdmartin@gmail.com>
Fecha: 14/06/2014 9:18 AM (GMT-05:00)
A: Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@gmx.de>
CC: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Asunto: Re: [xml-dev] need help / insight on parsing some xml with vb6

Hey - thanks - that got me past one error now I have another....

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim objXML As New MSXML2.DOMDocument

Dim NodeList As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNode

Dim xNode As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNode

objXML.async = False

objXML.Load ("C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Desktop\new xml test aop.xml")

Set NodeList = objXML.selectNodes("//ArrayOfCompetition/Competition/EventName")

For Each xNode In NodeList

Print xNode.Text

End Sub

The error I now get is Type Mismatch on this line:

Set NodeList = objXML.selectNodes("//ArrayOfCompetition/Competition/EventName")

Here is a snippet of the xml from the beginning....

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

- <ArrayOfCompetition xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Web.Controllers">

- <Competition>

<EventName>Southwest Corps Connection</EventName>

<PerformancesUrl>https://api.competitionsuite.com/2013-02/Performances/?c=72a399f8-480c-4743-9c14-4357a77582ce</PerformancesUrl>

<RecapReleased>false</RecapReleased>

<RecapUrl>http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/72a399f8-480c-4743-9c14-4357a77582ce.htm</RecapUrl>

</Competition>

- <Competition>

<EventName>Drums on the Ohio</EventName>

<Location>Evansville IN</Location>

<PerformancesUrl>https://api.competitionsuite.com/2013-02/Performances/?c=20c36756-adf0-47f8-8edb-30db18b6dbb6</PerformancesUrl>

<RecapReleased>false</RecapReleased>

<RecapUrl>http://recaps.competitionsuite.com/20c36756-adf0-47f8-8edb-30db18b6dbb6.htm</RecapUrl>

</Competition>
........

Thoughts?

Tom

On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 5:08 AM, Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@gmx.de> wrote:

Tom Martin wrote:

The code that you provided was helpful and here is what I did attached
to a button click...

Dim objXML As New MSXML2.DOMDocument
Dim NodeList As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNode
Dim xNode As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNode

objXML.async = False
objXML.Load ("C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Desktop\new xml test aop.xml")
'objXML.Load ("c:\users\BillGates\Documents\competition.xml")
Set NodeList =
objXML.selectSingleNode("/ArrayOfCompetition/Competition/EventName")

The code posted by William used
selectNodes
and not
selectSingleNode
Only selectNodes gives you a NodeList you can iterate over, selectSingleNode returns the first matched node or Nothing if none is found.