PL/SQL Parsing of XML File

Hi,
I need to use PL/SQL to read from XML file and from what I understand, create a table in the db where the data from XML file will go.
I'm pretty new to PL/SQL and XML...how do I get started?
Am on 10g XE on local machine, but have access to dev 10g Enterprise.
Thanks!

Thanks,
I also found useful material at :
http://java.sun.com/webservices/jaxp/dist/1.1/docs/tutorial/sax/index.html

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XMLReader xmlReader = saxParser.getXMLReader();
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and the log is:
Problem with the parser org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException: PAR012 For propertyID "http://xml.org/sax/properties/lexical-handler", the value "org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler@4ff4f74a" cannot be cast to LexicalHandler.
http://xml.org/sax/properties/lexical-handler org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler@4ff4f74a LexicalHandler
I've been working on this problem but I can't find the error.
Does anyone have an idea of what to do to solve it?
Thanx in advance,
M@G

before deciding which XML technology to use, you should see if your application fit in the category below:
use SAX:
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use DOM or JDOM
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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         <sc:area name="Bootmanager" type="BOOTMANAGER">
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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               <sc:segment name="ROM page 3">
                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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         <sc:area name="Application SWE 1" type="APPLICATION">
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               <sc:segment name="ROM page 4">
                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
               <sc:segment name="ROM page 5">
                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
               <sc:segment name="ROM page 6">
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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         </sc:area>
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               <sc:segment name="EEPROM page 1">
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
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                  <sc:start></sc:start>
                  <sc:end></sc:end>
               </sc:segment>
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Normally if you have no idea about X, the first thing you should do is google "X tutorial". You will find plenty of them out there. And the advantage is, they are better written than whatever we spend two minutes throwing together here. Not to mention that it saves us the two minutes.
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Is it possible in java using dom parser to parse an exisiting xml file and recreate a new xml file from data obtained by parsing old xml file.
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The general process is:
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Hi all,
I am reposting it as I was told to format the code and send it again.
I am trying to parse a xml file using a jdom java code.This code works fine if I remove xmlns attribute in the root element. (I get the expected result) .If the "xmlns" attribute is put in the xml as it should be then the parsing and retrieving returns null. Please tell me how to fix this issue.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xml
<process name="CreateKBEntryService" targetNamespace="http://serena.com/CreateKBEntryService" suppressJoinFailure="yes" xmlns:tns="http://serena.com/CreateKBEntryService" xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2003/03/business-process/" xmlns:bpelx="http://schemas.oracle.com/bpel/extension" xmlns:ora="http://schemas.oracle.com/xpath/extension" xmlns:nsxml0="http://localhost:8080/axis/services/CreateKBEntryService" xmlns:nsxml1="http://DefaultNamespace" xmlns:bpws="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2003/03/business-process/">
<partnerLinks>
<partnerLink name="client" partnerLinkType="tns:CreateKBEntryService" myRole="CreateKBEntryServiceProvider"/>
<partnerLink name="CreateKBEntryPartnerLink" partnerLinkType="nsxml0:CreateKBEntryLink" partnerRole="CreateKBEntryProvider"/>
</partnerLinks>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Java:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.jdom.Document;
import org.jdom.Element;
import org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder;
public class sample1 {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
// create a XML parser and read the XML file
SAXBuilder oBuilder = new SAXBuilder();
Document oDoc = oBuilder.build(new File("**xml file location**"));
Element root = oDoc.getRootElement();
System.out.println(root.getName());
String tgtns= root.getAttributeValue("targetNamespace");
System.out.println("tgt ns "+ tgtns);
List list= root.getChildren("partnerLinks");
Iterator it1= list.iterator();
System.out.println("Iterator 1 - "+list.size());
while(it1.hasNext()){
Element partnerlinks = (Element)it1.next();
List list2= partnerlinks.getChildren("partnerLink");
System.out.println("iterator 2 - "+list2.size());
}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Result:
Without Xmlns in xml file(Expected and correct output)
process
tgt ns http://serena.com/CreateKBEntryService
Iterator 1 - 1//expected and correct result that comes when I remove xmlns attribute from xml
iterator 2 - 2
Result with xmlns:
process
tgt ns http://serena.com/CreateKBEntryService
Iterator 1 - 0 //instead of 0 should return 1

LOL
This is what you get for working 12 hours straight....
I changed:
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your actions.xml must not be able to be read.
open it in notepad yourself to see does it open, if so its not corrupt, if doesnt open download patch again.
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