Extract fails when namespace present

Question

I'm receiving xml results from a SOAP call,
and am not able to extract attributes or elements
from the xml when a namespace is present.
The xml has a defined namespace at the top node, but is
null 2 nodes down.
Sample:
<ImportLeadsResponse xmlns="http://services.wg.com">
<ImportLeadsResult>
<importResult count="1" failed="0" xmlns="">
<lead>
<steps>
<step>company: 577813</step>
<step>individual: 577814</step>
<step>Survey: 74</step>
<step>incident: 699006</step>
<step>workNote: 4014119</step>
</steps>
<errors/>
</lead>
</importResult>
</ImportLeadsResult>
</ImportLeadsResponse>
This query fails until I remove the
xmlns="http://services.wg.com" in top node.
select x.xmldoc.extract('//importResult/@count').getstringval() Result
from xmldocs x
Using XMLSpy, I have no problem extracting the attribute.
I'm running 9.2.0.5

Answer 1

Hi Antony,
obvisiosly <extension> is not supported. You have to change the external definition. Extension means, that there are global types referred. How to avoid that?
Open your file in XML Spy and go to Schema-View, where you see your elements grafical. Open all nodes, the referred global types are yellow marked.
Mark the "Sequenz" symbol (tree points in it) and draw only a millimeter with control-key. You see as result the same without global definition, of course you have now to delete the global definition (the yellow marked area).
Regards,
Udo