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The Import From XML code template is used to read the contents of an external XML into a valid target destination. This code template is actually a wrapper around the built-in class library support for XML parsing.

The following prompts are provided:

| **Import File** | Press the ellipsis button to select a valid XML source file to import. If you wish to select this file name at runtime, check the **Select import file at runtime **check box. You may also specify a variable here (Example: //!FilenameVariable//). |
| **Mapping File** | Press the ellipsis button to select a valid XML mapping file to use during import. In Clarion terms, mapping refers to associating an XML tag or schema to a database column name. If you wish to select this file at runtime, check the **Select mapping file at runtime **check box. You may also specify a variable here (Example: //!FilenameVariable//). |
| **Destination** | Press the** **ellipsis button to select a valid label of a GROUP, FILE, VIEW or QUEUE to hold the contents of the import XML file. |
| **XML Style** | Select //Tag-based// or //Attribute-based//. This setting controls the XML formatted output style. |

**Example ' Tag based output**:

**<;?xml version="1.0" ?> **

**- <;dataroot>**

**- <;Table>**

**  <;id>1<;/id> **

**  <;firstname>Fred<;/firstname> **

**  <;lastname>Flintstone<;/lastname> **

**  <;gender>M<;/gender> **

**  <;/Table>**

**Example ' Attribute based output:**

**<;?xml version="1.0" ?> **

**- <;dataroot>**

**  <;row id="1" firstname="Fred" lastname="Flintstone" gender="M" />**

**  <;row id="2" firstname="Andrew" lastname="Guidroz" gender="M" />**

**  <;row id="4" firstname="Gavin" lastname="Holiday" gender="M" />**

**   **

**  <;row id="35" firstname="Hello" lastname="There" gender="f" /> **

**  <;/dataroot>**

For more information, please review the //Clarion XML Support Reference Guide// PDF file included in your install.