Oracle equivalent of "for xml auto, elements"

Apologies if this is a bit of a "newbie" question.
I have a .NET application that makes extensive use of the SQL Server syntax "for xml auto, elements" to retrieve data as an XML stream and then merge this with XSL to produce reports.
I would like to support both Oracle and SQL Server. Is there a simple way to do this without writing an Oracle specific interface and rewriting all my SQL?

Hello.
I am struggling with this, so here are some examples:
MS SQL Server will allow "for XML auto, elements" or "for XML raw" to be added to the end of a SQL statement to return an XML stream instead of a data set. Taking the MS example Northwind database, the query:
"select CompanyName, ContactName from Customers where CustomerId like 'A%' for XML raw"
would return the following stream:
<row CompanyName="Alfreds Futterkiste" ContactName="Maria Anders"/>
<row CompanyName="Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados" ContactName="Ana Trujillo"/>
<row CompanyName="Antonio Moreno Taquería" ContactName="Antonio Moreno"/>
<row CompanyName="Around the Horn" ContactName="Thomas Hardy"/>
If you were to change the SQL to be:
"select CompanyName, ContactName from Customers where CustomerId like 'A%' for XML auto, elements"
...you would get back:
<Customers><CompanyName>Alfreds Futterkiste</CompanyName><ContactName>Maria Anders</ContactName></Customers><Customers><CompanyName>Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados</CompanyName><ContactName>Ana Trujillo</ContactName></Customers><Customers><CompanyName>Antonio Moreno Taquería</CompanyName><ContactName>Antonio Moreno</ContactName></Customers><Customers><CompanyName>Around the Horn</CompanyName><ContactName>Thomas Hardy</ContactName></Customers>
I have found this useful when merging with XSL to create reports and/or pages on the fly based on queries. I have recently joined OPN and am looking to migrate my applications to Oracle and this is a key factor for me.
All help gratefully received.

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===========
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Hi,
I need an equivalent sql server 2005 equivalent output from oracle.
Tried with DBMS_XMLGEN.getxml, xforest etc. But I am not able to get desired output.
Could anyone help me in giving a hint to do so.
Here below i am pasting sql server 2005 query and output, oracle query and output.
SELECT top 5
P.process_id AS Ppid,
P.name AS Pn,
P.group_id AS Pg,
P.locked AS Pl,
P.build AS Pb,
100 AS qcount,
200 AS ocount,
PI.question_id AS PIqid,
PI.process_id AS PIpid,
PI.posx AS PIpx,
PI.posy AS PIpy,
PI.innertext AS PItext,
PI.itemtype AS PItype,
PI.linkfrom AS PIfrom,
PI.linkto AS PIto,
PI.associated AS PIas,
PI.content_id AS PIc,
PI.exitpoint1_id AS PIe1,
PI.exitpoint2_id AS PIe2,
PI.exitpoint3_id AS PIe3,
PI.resolveidentifier AS PIri,
PI.libquestion_idfk AS PIlqid,
PI.followoncall AS PIfoc,
PI.userinput AS PIui,
PI.isLocked AS PIstls,
PI.PreviousAnswer as PIPAns,
PI.VisibleToAgent as PIVAgent,
PI.RetryAttempt as PIRetry,
PI.Tags as PITag,
PO.option_id AS POoid,
PO.question_id AS POqid,
PO.process_id AS popid,
PO.posx AS POpx,
PO.posy AS POpy,
PO.opt_innertext AS POtext,
PO.opt_linkfrom AS POfrom,
PO.opt_linkto AS POto,
PO.libquestion_idfk AS POlqid,
PO.liboption_idfk AS POloid
FROM
dbo.processes_ec AS P WITH (nolock) INNER JOIN
dbo.vw_ProcessesQuestions_Simulator_v6 AS PI WITH (nolock)
ON P.process_id = PI.process_id LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.vw_ProcessesOptions_Simulator_v6 AS PO WITH (nolock)
ON PI.question_id = PO.question_id AND PI.process_id = PO.process_id
ORDER BY Ppid, PIqid, POoid ASC
FOR XML AUTO, ELEMENTS
O/P
<P>
<Ppid>450</Ppid>
<Pn>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</Pn>
<Pg>9</Pg>
<Pl>0</Pl>
<Pb>5</Pb>
<qcount>100</qcount>
<ocount>200</ocount>
<PI>
<PIqid>1</PIqid>
<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>366</PIpx>
<PIpy>-516</PIpy>
<PItext>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PItext>
<PItype>Title</PItype>
<PIto>2</PIto>
<PO />
</PI>
<PI>
<PIqid>2</PIqid>
<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>366</PIpx>
<PIpy>-437</PIpy>
<PItext>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PItext>
<PItype>Question</PItype>
<PIfrom>1</PIfrom>
<PIto>2.2,2.1</PIto>
<PO>
<POoid>1</POoid>
<POqid>2</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>-50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>Yes</POtext>
<POto>5</POto>
</PO>
<PO>
<POoid>2</POoid>
<POqid>2</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>No</POtext>
<POto>3</POto>
</PO>
</PI>
<PI>
<PIqid>3</PIqid>
<PIpid>450</PIpid>
<PIpx>468</PIpx>
<PIpy>-344</PIpy>
<PItext>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PItext>
<PItype>Question</PItype>
<PIfrom>2.2</PIfrom>
<PIto>3.2,3.1</PIto>
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<PO>
<POoid>1</POoid>
<POqid>3</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>-50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>Yes</POtext>
<POto>5</POto>
</PO>
<PO>
<POoid>2</POoid>
<POqid>3</POqid>
<popid>450</popid>
<POpx>50</POpx>
<POpy>70</POpy>
<POtext>No</POtext>
<POto>4</POto>
</PO>
</PI>
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select DBMS_XMLGEN.getxml('select * from (SELECT
P.process_id AS Ppid,
P.name AS Pn,
P.group_id AS Pg,
P.locked AS Pl,
P.build AS Pb,
100 AS qcount,
200 AS ocount,
PI.question_id AS PIqid,
PI.process_id AS PIpid,
PI.posx AS PIpx,
PI.posy AS PIpy,
PI.innertext AS PItext,
PI.itemtype AS PItype,
PI.linkfrom AS PIfrom,
PI.linkto AS PIto,
PI.associated AS PIas,
PI.content_id AS PIc,
PI.exitpoint1_id AS PIe1,
PI.exitpoint2_id AS PIe2,
PI.exitpoint3_id AS PIe3,
PI.resolveidentifier AS PIri,
PI.libquestion_idfk AS PIlqid,
PI.followoncall AS PIfoc,
PI.userinput AS PIui,
PI.isLocked AS PIstls,
PI.PreviousAnswer as PIPAns,
PI.VisibleToAgent as PIVAgent,
PI.RetryAttempt as PIRetry,
PI.Tags as PITag,
PO.option_id AS POoid,
PO.question_id AS POqid,
PO.process_id AS popid,
PO.posx AS POpx,
PO.posy AS POpy,
PO.opt_innertext AS POtext,
PO.opt_linkfrom AS POfrom,
PO.opt_linkto AS POto,
PO.libquestion_idfk AS POlqid,
PO.liboption_idfk AS POloid
FROM
processes_ec P INNER JOIN
vw_ProcessesQuestions_Sim_v6 PI
ON P.process_id = PI.process_id LEFT OUTER JOIN
vw_ProcessesOptions_Sim_v6 PO
ON PI.question_id = PO.question_id AND PI.process_id = PO.process_id
ORDER BY Ppid, PIqid, POoid ASC) where rownum<=5') from dual
O/P
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>1</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-516</PIPY>
<PITEXT>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Title</PITYPE>
<PITO>2</PITO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>2</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-437</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>1</PIFROM>
<PITO>2.2,2.1</PITO>
<POOID>1</POOID>
<POQID>2</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>-50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>Yes</POTEXT>
<POTO>5</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>2</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>366</PIPX>
<PIPY>-437</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Is the customers PC Firewall turned off?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>1</PIFROM>
<PITO>2.2,2.1</PITO>
<POOID>2</POOID>
<POQID>2</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>No</POTEXT>
<POTO>3</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>3</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>468</PIPX>
<PIPY>-344</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>2.2</PIFROM>
<PITO>3.2,3.1</PITO>
<PIC>278</PIC>
<POOID>1</POOID>
<POQID>3</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>-50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>Yes</POTEXT>
<POTO>5</POTO>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PPID>450</PPID>
<PN>CBB1015 - Router Firewall Settinngs Process</PN>
<PG>9</PG>
<PL>0</PL>
<PB>5</PB>
<QCOUNT>100</QCOUNT>
<OCOUNT>200</OCOUNT>
<PIQID>3</PIQID>
<PIPID>450</PIPID>
<PIPX>468</PIPX>
<PIPY>-344</PIPY>
<PITEXT>Advise the customer to turn off the PC Firewall in order to continue. Has this been done?</PITEXT>
<PITYPE>Question</PITYPE>
<PIFROM>2.2</PIFROM>
<PITO>3.2,3.1</PITO>
<PIC>278</PIC>
<POOID>2</POOID>
<POQID>3</POQID>
<POPID>450</POPID>
<POPX>50</POPX>
<POPY>70</POPY>
<POTEXT>No</POTEXT>
<POTO>4</POTO>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
Any help really appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Here are the links ->
http://www.psoug.org/reference/xml_functions.html
http://www.psoug.org/reference/dbms_xmlgen.html
http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/ora/sql/xmlelement.html
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/9i/SQLXML9i.php
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10500_01/appdev.920/a96620/toc.htm
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I'm in the unfortunate situation that I have illegal XML that I would like Oracle to parse. By 'illegal' in my case is that there are element names that start with an illegal character, such as a digit. Apart from this the XML is syntactically valid.
Here is an example of the XML I have stored as a column in the database:
<schedule>
    <1stweek>
    </1stweek>
    <2ndweek>
    </2ndweek>
</schedule>Right now I'm doing text search-and-replace on the XML text before I let Oracle parse it, for example replacing '<1stweek>' with '<x1stweek>' and so on. Needless to say this is very slow.
My question is if there is a way to tell the XML parser in the Oracle DB (I'm using version 10.2) to be a bit more forgiving ? ... so that it will accept element names that start with e.g. a digit ? I know that such an option exist in some XML parsers but what about Oracle's and if so how to set the option?
And before you ask I'll answer myself: No, I'm not the one who created the non-standard XML. It is from a third-party application which I cannot change myself and cannot get the vendor to change either.
Thank you.

if you cast your clob to an xmltype then you can search and extract values based on tags.
Heres an example where the table is a clob and value is cast and I'm looking for an existing attribute_name.
Check out the Oracle XML developers Guide
select u.*
FROM preload_xml
, XMLTable(
'/ApplicationProfile/ScriptFragment' PASSING xmltype(xml)
COLUMNS name varchar2(50 char) PATH '/ScriptFragment/@Name'
) u

Question on Support for XML in Oracle 9i and XDK 9.0.1

Hi All,
I just went through the Oracle 9i's features for XML. I have been working with Oracle's XDK too. I noticed that there are some new packages in Oracle 9i like SYS_XMLGEN and DBMS_XMLGEN that produce a XML file when presented a query to it. This feature is there in the XDK (XML SQL Utility) too. So, my question is as follows:
1. Are there any differences in the XML File produced by XDK and these database packages?
2. What are the scenerios when I should go for these packages and when should I go for the XSQL Utility.
Cos I found out that both are doing effectively the same things. Is there any difference between them? Please explain the second question.
Thanks in advance,
Rajat

The sys_xmlagg and sys_xmlgen are native implementations of functionality tied into the database code line. They replicate some of the functionality that was previously provided in a 'plugin' form by the XDK. DBMS_XMLGEN is a PLSQL Package that also provides access to native implimentations of some of this functionalitu. You should find that as a result of being native implimentation they are much more performant.
SYS_XMLGEN and SYS_XMLAGG allow XML to be generated directly from a SQL Query. DBMS_XMLGEN is designed for use in procedural processing and provides a finer grain of control over the generated output.
There are still some features, such as DTD and Schema generation that are not (yet) available with the native implementation, and for this reason, and backwards compatability the XDK functionality is still available
As a rules of thumb, if you can use the native implimentations do so, as performance should be much better.
Mark D. Drake
Senior Product Manager,
XML Infrastructure,
Server Technology

Looking for the oracle equivalent of T-SQL 'SELECT TOP n'

Hi,
I'm looking for the Oracle equivalent of T-SQL 'SELECT TOP n'
and can't find any. There is SAMPLE(n) function but it supposed
to pick up random values and I'm not sure if it's possible to
make it select top values. Please help 8-)
Thanx

Hi Marina.
Oracle does not have a functionality like SQL Server for TOP
selection. The ROWNUM option should be used with great care and
you may get unreliable results.
Try looking at Metalink
Doc ID: 291065.999
Doc ID: 267329.999
- They discuss this issue, and solutions.

Does oracle have similar functionality like MsSql "for xml path('')"

Does oracle have similar build in functionality like MsSql “for xml path(‘’)” , or in another word, it can enforce the result set(multiple rows) into ONE line such kind of presentation way.
Thanks in advance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here I would like specify my question mnore clearly,
CREATE TABLE t(
line NUMBER(3),
site VARCHAR2(4),
phase VARCHAR2(5),
test VARCHAR2(25));
INSERT INTO t VALUES (1, '0100', '*','1111111111111111111111111' );
INSERT INTO t VALUES (2, '0100', '=','2222222222222222222222222' );
INSERT INTO t VALUES (3, '0100', '=','3333333333333333333333333' );
INSERT INTO t VALUES (4, '0100', '*','4444444444444444444444444' );
INSERT INTO t VALUES (5, '0100', '=','5555555555555555555555555' );
INSERT INTO t VALUES (6, '0200', '*','6666666666666666666666666' );
Here I want to retrieve the 'line' column information in ONE line way
select line from t I want the result is like '1,2,3,4,5,6'
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