Importing XML into CS3

Hiya! I'm using ID CS3. I'm trying to wrap my head around importing XML, and in particular XML that can change. My test project is an FAQ list. The XML looks like this: ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> ><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="format_web.xsl" ?> > ><TroubleshootingSection> > <Question> > <Q_Number>1</Q_Number> > <Q_Question>The laptop takes longer and longer to find a network >during bootup.</Q_Question> > <Q_Answer>Check the number of Wireless Profiles and delete any >profiles that aren't in use. When the laptop searches for a network, it >searches through all the wireless profiles before it chooses one. Each >profile can take up to a minute to check, so this can add significant >time to the search. The number of profiles should be kept as low as >conveniently possible - only networks that are accessed on a daily or >near-daily basis.</Q_Answer> > </Question> > >(more questions)... > ></TroubleshootingSection> The setup is that as the document grows, more questions will be added. In my ID document, I have three textboxes. I tried tagging the text boxes, but the only otion was "root", so I imported the XML document and THEN tried tagging the text boxes. They each changed color, so I know SOMETHING'S happened. The textboxes are now tagged (respectively) Q_Number, Q_Question, and Q_Answer. Then I created styles with the exact same names and assigned those styles to the matching text boxes. Then I went into the structure menu and mapped the tags to the styles of the same name. What I would LIKE is to be able to import the XML and either: 1. Have it all flow into some sort of text frame such that it would take up as many pages as the evergrowing FAQ might require, or 2. Have it flow into ID and make a new page for every question At the moment, though, I'm not sure what I do next. I've followed a couple of tutorials online and usually at this point, they say either "and in a few clicks, you've got your import!" or "so then I imported the file and it filled all the data fields up." I spent yesterday afternoon trying to figure out HOW to flow the XML data into those text frames, but couldn't get it to work. I searched the forums for Import XML and only found one person seeming to do the same thing I'm trying to do, and also no answer for her. Advice would be appreciated, and even more appreciated would be any sort of step-by-step. Thanks! Edward

Oh, that XML just did not format well... Here's another try -=-=-=-=-=-=- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="format_web.xsl" ?> <TroubleshootingSection> <Question> <Q_Number>1</Q_Number> <Q_Question>The laptop takes longer and longer to find a network during bootup.</Q_Question> <Q_Answer>Check the number of Wireless Profiles and delete any profiles that aren't in use. When the laptop searches for a network, it searches through all the wireless profiles before it chooses one. Each profile can take up to a minute to check, so this can add significant time to the search. The number of profiles should be kept as low as conveniently possible - only networks that are accessed on a daily or near-daily basis.</Q_Answer> </Question> <Question> ... (more questions) </Question> </TroubleshootingSection>

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END XML_FILEHANDLER;
-- I am calling my function using the following sql query
select * from table(XML_FileHandler.getRows('XML', 'test.xml'));
Here is the error I am receiving
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 536
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "XDB.DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR", line 265
ORA-06512: at "user.XML_FILEHANDLER", line 13
29283. 00000 - "invalid file operation"
*Cause: An attempt was made to read from a file or directory that does
not exist, or file or directory access was denied by the
operating system.
*Action: Verify file and directory access privileges on the file system,
and if reading, verify that the file exists.
I have done the following
- Provided appropriate access to user (read, write) including directory access rights
- ensured that directory exists
- ensured that file exists
I have searched all over google and metalink but am unable to get this to run.. please help!

>
SELECT Account_ID, AccountName, AccountType, AccountOwner
into rec.Account_ID, rec.AccountName, rec.AccountType, rec.AccountOwner
from xmltable(
'Accounts/AccountMapping' passing xmltype(tmp_xml) columns
Account_ID varchar2(100) path 'Account_ID'
, AccountName varchar2(100) path 'AccountName'
, AccountType varchar2(30) path 'AccountType'
, AccountOwner varchar2(100) path 'AccountOwner'
>
change to
SELECT Account_ID, AccountName, AccountType, AccountOwner
into rec.Account_ID, rec.AccountName, rec.AccountType, rec.AccountOwner
from xmltable(
'AccountMap/Accounts/AccountMapping' passing xmltype(tmp_xml) columns
Account_ID varchar2(100) path 'Account_ID'
, AccountName varchar2(100) path 'AccountName'
, AccountType varchar2(30) path 'AccountType'
, AccountOwner varchar2(100) path 'AccountOwner'
SQL> SELECT Account_ID, AccountName, AccountType, AccountOwner
2 --into rec.Account_ID, rec.AccountName, rec.AccountType, rec.AccountOwner
3 from xmltable(
4 'AccountMap/Accounts/AccountMapping' passing
5 xmltype('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
6 <AccountMap xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
7 <Accounts>
8 <AccountMapping>
9 <AccountID>0000000000000-000</AccountID>
10 <AccountName>XLS</AccountName>
11 <AccountType>Excel</AccountType>
12 <AccountOwner>System</AccountOwner>
13 </AccountMapping>
14 <AccountMapping>
15 <AccountID>0000000000000-001</AccountID>
16 <AccountName>XLSS</AccountName>
17 <AccountType>Excel2</AccountType>
18 <AccountOwner>System2</AccountOwner>
19 </AccountMapping>
20 </Accounts>
21 </AccountMap>')
22 columns
23 Account_ID varchar2(100) path 'Account_ID'
24 , AccountName varchar2(100) path 'AccountName'
25 , AccountType varchar2(30) path 'AccountType'
26 , AccountOwner varchar2(100) path 'AccountOwner'
27 );
ACCOUNT_ID ACCOUNTNAME ACCOUNTTYPE ACCOUNTOWNER
 XLS Excel System
 XLSS Excel2 System2
SQL> for AccountID use AccountID not Account_ID
Account_ID varchar2(100) path 'AccountID'Edited by: AlexAnd on Aug 9, 2012 12:35 AM

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