How to Add namespace to all elements in a xml document

Question

Hi,
I am trying to read an xml file that does not have any namespace definitions. I have been able to create another schema in which i specify the namespace defination as shown below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://TargetNamespace.com/AckPaymentFile_PL" targetNamespace="http://TargetNamespace.com/AckPaymentFile_PL" xmlns:nxsd="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/nxsd" nxsd:version="DTD" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
<include schemaLocation="PM_XML_FILE_ACK_SCHEMA_NO_NAMESPACE.xsd"/>
</xs:schema>
Once i do it, i am able to see the namespace has been assigned to the root element. I am looking for a way to assign the namespace and prefix tag to all elements in the xml document. If i don't i am unable to access any part of the xml document, keep getting please verify if xpath is correct.
Thanks
Sridhar

Answer 1

Hello,
Once you've answered all the above.
If you can run xpath that supports functions against the xml, the expression:
count(//phone)Otherwise, without leaving SQL:
select count(*) from
xmltable('//phone' passing
  -- Your XML goes here, could be a table column with type XMLTYPE.
  xmltype('<person><phone>123-456-7890</phone><phone>098-765-4321</phone></person>')
  columns phone varchar2(24 char) path '/phone'
;