how to gen XML?

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

hi Everyone,

I am here would like to ask about generate XML.

here is the content should print in XML...
Response XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<response scannerId="888888" success="true" userId="444" xmlns="404 - Not Found">
    <locInfo>
        <location>SHE  </location>
        <locType>P</locType>
        <warehouse>MRT </warehouse>
        <timeout>188</timeout>
    </locInfo>
</response>

in this case.. how to write into testing.xml? is it possible can use echo to print it to xml? i try is working but, seen like the method not correct at all..
Hope anyone of u can guide me..
thankx

Thank you

2

i am not sure if i understand your question quite clearly..sorry. please elaborate on exactly what u wwant to achieve?

cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam

3

I need to generate the xml with content below, what is the method?
Response XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<response scannerId="888888" success="true" userId="444" xmlns="404 - Not Found">
<locInfo>
<location>SHE </location>
<locType>P</locType>
<warehouse>MRT </warehouse>
<timeout>188</timeout>
</locInfo>
</response>

This is my current coding... but look like not a good method.

echo "Response XML: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>" >> testing.xml
echo "<response scannerId="239198" success="true" userId="123" xmlns="404 - Not Found">" >> testing.xml
echo "  <locInfo>" >> testing.xml
echo "  <location>SHE  </location>" >> testing.xml
echo "  <locType>P</locType>" >> testing.xml
echo "  <warehouse>MRT </warehouse>" >> testing.xml
echo "  <timeout>188</timeout>" >> testing.xml
echo "  </locInfo>" >> testing.xml
echo "</response>" >> testing.xml

I hope someone can teach me a good method to write this content to xml file...
thankx

4

put a single quote and not double. doule quote will evalute/expand the metachrecters if present inside the string.

echo 'Response XML: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>' >> testing.xml

cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam

5

it is correct to put "echo" to every single line? got any method which to use only one "echo"? or other than "echo" method? not proffesional enough if i use so many "echo"...

thankx

6

I am sure you would be having a file from which u want to generate the xml.
u need to understand the file, use unix commands like sed, etc and generate the xml. u might probably want to share the file if u have it.

cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam

7

try this
cat >> testing.xml << EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<response scannerId="888888" success="true" userId="444" xmlns="404 - Not Found">
<locInfo>
<location>SHE </location>
<locType>P</locType>
<warehouse>MRT </warehouse>
<timeout>188</timeout>
</locInfo>
</response>
EOF