.NET
Building a RSS reader in ASP.Net
Hi RSS Feeds are just XMLs – so building a RSS reader is not so difficult, first you know how to do it 😉 Let’s start with looking at C# function that reads the RSS […]
XML
C/AL & AL
XMLports – What are they and how to use them
XMLports was introduced with Navision 4.0 – they act like dataports, with a small difference. They can only be used for XML-formatted data and they must by executed from some other routine. In the XMLport […]
Automations
XML – SetAttribute can cause Navision to crash
There is an error in the XML DOM automation which can cause Navision to crash. This looks like a kind of memory leak and will therefore often occur in automated/scheduled jobs. The error occurs when […]
Automations
Problems when loading XML
A load will not work if the document contains a DTD / Schema definition where the validation file cannot be found! Ex. a XML containing the following will not be able to be loaded because […]
Automations
XML in Navision
In Navision there are 2 ways to handle XMLs. In all versions it is possible to use the automation Microsoft XML and from Navision 4 it is possible to use XML ports. XML ports are […]
Development
XML Schemas & DTDs
XML are validated with a DTD or with an XML Schema. Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal elements of an XML Document. <!DOCTYPE note SYSTEM “external.dtd”> <root> XML Schema is an XML-based alternativ to […]
Development
XML Rules
Following rules must be applied when working with XML: Single, unique root element Matching open/close tags Consistent capitalisation Correctly nested elements (no overlapping elements) Attribute values enclosed in quotes No repeating attributes in an element
Development
XML syntax
XML documents must contain a root element. All other elements must be nested within the root element. All elements can have sub (children) elements. Elements with sub elements are also called Nodes.
Development
What is XML?
XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language XML is a markup language like HTML XML provides a uniform method for describing and exchanging structured data Describes structure and semantics, not formatting XML focuses on providing information […]