Extract a complete XML section and sub sections

Ive been using select statments to get information from each 'section'.
example below shows only for the Header section.
EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @.hDoc OUTPUT, @.TESTXML
Select * from OpenXML(@.hDoc, '//Header') with
(reportType varchar(10), reportNumber VarChar(6), batchNumber varchar(6),
reportSequenceNumber varchar(6), userNumber varchar(6) )
EXEC sp_xml_removedocument @.hDoc
the following section of the file has sub sections contained within the
Header section, Is there a simple way to return all the data values in one
SQL ?
- <Header reportType="REFT2013" reportNumber="14685" batchNumber="023"
reportSequenceNumber="000760" userNumber="948053">
<ProducedOn time="17:31:38" date="2004-09-27" />
<ProcessingDate date="2004-09-28" />
</Header>
You can specify relative XPaths for the columns in the subelements, as shown
below. Is that what you mean?
DECLARE @.TESTXML nvarchar(2000)
DECLARE @.hDoc integer
SET @.TESTXML =
'<Header reportType="REFT2013" reportNumber="14685" batchNumber="023"
reportSequenceNumber="000760" userNumber="948053">
<ProducedOn time="17:31:38" date="2004-09-27" />
<ProcessingDate date="2004-09-28" />
</Header>'
EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @.hDoc OUTPUT, @.TESTXML
Select * from OpenXML(@.hDoc, '//Header', 1)
with
(reportType varchar(10),
reportNumber VarChar(6),
batchNumber varchar(6),
reportSequenceNumber varchar(6),
userNumber varchar(6),
ProducedOnTime nvarchar(10) 'ProducedOn/@.time',
ProducedOnDate nvarchar(20) 'ProducedOn/@.date',
ProcessingDate nvarchar(20) 'ProcessingDate/@.date' )
EXEC sp_xml_removedocument @.hDoc
Cheers,
Graeme
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Principal Technologist
Content Master Ltd.
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Ive been using select statments to get information from each 'section'.
example below shows only for the Header section.
EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @.hDoc OUTPUT, @.TESTXML
Select * from OpenXML(@.hDoc, '//Header') with
(reportType varchar(10), reportNumber VarChar(6), batchNumber
varchar(6),
reportSequenceNumber varchar(6), userNumber varchar(6) )
EXEC sp_xml_removedocument @.hDoc
the following section of the file has sub sections contained within the
Header section, Is there a simple way to return all the data values in one
SQL ?
- <Header reportType="REFT2013" reportNumber="14685" batchNumber="023"
reportSequenceNumber="000760" userNumber="948053">
<ProducedOn time="17:31:38" date="2004-09-27" />
<ProcessingDate date="2004-09-28" />
</Header>
sql

Extended Properties

Hi:

Does anyone know of a good primer on extended properties and why I would want to use them. I have you the on-line books sections but that does a clear "why". I have search for white papers and similar documents.

I understand they are good for documentation, but I was looking for something that explain Microsoft long-term vision. How I might use them in template scripts, VSTS, etc.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Gene

Most people tend to use them for documentation, sort of like a built-in data dictionary.

Expressions in RS..

Hey guys,
I try to hide some sections of my report using the expression editor.
I tryed to find what language the expression editor is but I did not found
it.
Does someone knows any references about expressions in RS?
Thanks!VB.Net. I sometimes open up a VB project to test out expressions before
using them in RS. Same with code behind reports.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
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> Hey guys,
> I try to hide some sections of my report using the expression editor.
> I tryed to find what language the expression editor is but I did not found
> it.
> Does someone knows any references about expressions in RS?
> Thanks!
>