Question : Access Database

I use an access database to create an .xml inventory list. There are three columns in the tables that need to enclose the information in [cdata[ ]] so that when my flash program reads it, the text is rendered correctly. Is there an easy way to make that happen from the database or do I have to include the [cdata[ ]] in the text when it is corrected?

Answer : Access Database

Generally, you build out the text export as needed, then "write" it to your XML file. You don't generally include the tags/delimiters in the actual data.

For example, if I have a table named Table1, and I want to export the values in a field named "sName" to a textfile named "TESTFILE.txt" in the currrent database directory, the attached code will do that. You would of course have to modify this to be formatted to your needs.

                       
         
           
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             Function TestFile()

Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim lFile As Long
Dim sFile As String

lFile = FreeFile
Open CurrentProject.Path & "\TESTFILE.txt" For Output As #lFile

Set rst = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT sName FROM TAble1")


Do Until rst.EOF
  sFile = sFile & rst("sName") & ";"
  rst.MoveNext
Loop

sFile = "[CDATA[" & sFile & "]]"

Print #lFile, sFile

Close #lFile


End Function

           
         