When you build up an advanced XML file, there might be a few areas, where you might need some extra inspiration. Below a few extra tips are included.
•This is a good tip, but it cannot be guaranteed, that this will work in any future version of InterForm400: Debugging your XML+ definition is possible, if you first convert the input spooled file into the output XML file the command, APF3812/CVTSPLFXML. Then you can check the processing behind the scenes by checking out the contents of one of the InterForm400 work files: QTEMP/XMLLINWK. This file contains a record for every identified page type and line type and the triggered spooled file line is also included on the right like below:
Display Report Report width . . . . . : 445 Position to line . . . . . Shift to column . . . . . . 26 Line ....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+.. PAGTYP LINTYP OCCUR RELLIN SPLTXT 000001 FIRST_PAGE DET_LINE 1 1 Interword400 510 000002 FIRST_PAGE DET_LINE 2 1 PDF security 520 000003 FIRST_PAGE 000004 FIRST_PAGE Herring Marine Research 000005 FIRST_PAGE Seaweed Street 14 000006 FIRST_PAGE 9000 Battleaxe 000007 FIRST_PAGE DK-Denmark 000008 FIRST_PAGE --------------------- 000009 FIRST_PAGE Att: Martin Merman 000010 FIRST_PAGE 000011 FIRST_PAGE Re. Your new InterForm4 000012 FIRST_PAGE ----------------------- 000013 FIRST_PAGE Congratulations with yo 000014 FIRST_PAGE You are now able to ful 000015 FIRST_PAGE InterForm400 with one o 000016 FIRST_PAGE your customers and ease
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•During processing of an input XML file (either via the CVTSPLFXML command or via the X-function in AFC) the job might stop with an error message: AFC5026 Error running finishing definition xxxxxx (R I). The reason can e.g. be an invalid Xpath expression, which is covered below:
You will find more information in the joblog under the second level information for the message: Error calculating 1 xpath expression(s). The additional information will explain in details e.g.:
Message . . . . : Error calculating 1 xpath expression(s).
Error 'System function substring() cannot be called with one argument'
calculating xpath expression 'substring(212123)'.
So you need to go back to the definition and correct the errors before retrying the definition.
•In case of Xpath errors: The problem nodes in the output XML file are also marked to make it easier to find and solve the problems:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Root>
<Test>
<Field1>Herr+exit</Field1>
<Field2>Seaw+exit</Field2>
<Field3>9000+exit</Field3>
<XpathError>@XPATH-EXPRESSION: ,substring(212123)</XpathError>
</Test>
</Root>
