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Move XML Subtree to Another XML Document

Demonstrates using the InsertChildTreeBefore method to move a fragment of XML from one document to another.

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IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; Source XML is this:

    ; <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    ; <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:"soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    ;               <soapenv:Header/>
    ;               <soapenv:Body>
    ;                             <GetCustomerResponse xmlns="http://www.midoco.de/crm" xmlns:tns="http://www.midoco.de/ws">
    ;                                           <CrmCustomer addresseeLine1="Max Mustermann" addresseeLine2="" changingUser="123456" >
    ;                                                          <CrmAddress addressId="2225355" addressTypeId="1" checkStatus="O" city="Wien" countryCode="AT" customerId="000071"/>
    ;                                                          <CrmPerson birthDay="30" birthMonth="8" birthYear="1977" birthday="1977-08-30T00:00:00.000+02:00" birthdayNotProvided="false"/>
    ;                                           </CrmCustomer>
    ;                           </GetCustomerResponse>
    ;               </soapenv:Body>
    ; </soapenv:Envelope>

    ; Build the source XML.
    srcXml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If srcXml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::setCkTag(srcXml, "soapenv:Envelope")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(srcXml,"xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(srcXml,"soapenv:Header","")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse",1,"xmlns","http://www.midoco.de/crm")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse",1,"xmlns:tns","http://www.midoco.de/ws")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer",1,"addresseeLine1","Max Mustermann")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer",1,"addresseeLine2","")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer",1,"changingUser","123456")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"addressId","2225355")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"addressTypeId","1")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"checkStatus","O")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"city","Wien")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"countryCode","AT")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmAddress",1,"customerId","000071")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmPerson",1,"birthDay","30")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmPerson",1,"birthMonth","8")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmPerson",1,"birthYear","1977")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmPerson",1,"birthday","1977-08-30T00:00:00.000+02:00")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer|CrmPerson",1,"birthdayNotProvided","false")

    ; Destination XML is this:

    ; <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    ; <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    ;     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    ;         <m:Credentials xmlns:m="http://www.midoco.de/system">
    ;             <m:Login>User</m:Login>
    ;             <m:Password>Pass</m:Password>
    ;             <m:OrgUnit>ABC</m:OrgUnit>
    ;             <m:Locale>de_DE</m:Locale>
    ;         </m:MidocoCredentials>
    ;     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    ;     <SOAP-ENV:Body>
    ;         <SaveCustomerRequest>
    ;         </SaveCustomerRequest>
    ;     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    ; </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

    destXml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If destXml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::setCkTag(destXml, "SOAP-ENV:Envelope")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(destXml,"xmlns:SOAP-ENV","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(destXml,"xmlns:SOAP-ENC","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(destXml,"xmlns:xsi","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(destXml,"xmlns:xsd","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Header|m:Credentials",1,"xmlns:m","http://www.midoco.de/system")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Header|m:Credentials|m:Login","User")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Header|m:Credentials|m:Password","Pass")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Header|m:Credentials|m:OrgUnit","ABC")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Header|m:Credentials|m:Locale","de_DE")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Body|SaveCustomerRequest","")

    ; We want to move the "CrmCustomer" subtree in the source XML to inside the "SaveCustomerRequest" element in the destination.

    ; Navigate to CrmCustomer
    crmCust.i = CkXml::ckFindChild(srcXml,"soapenv:Body|GetCustomerResponse|CrmCustomer")
    If CkXml::ckLastMethodSuccess(srcXml) <> 1
        Debug "Failed to find CrmCustomer element."
        CkXml::ckDispose(srcXml)
        CkXml::ckDispose(destXml)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Navigate to SaveCustomerRequest
    crmSaveCust.i = CkXml::ckFindChild(destXml,"SOAP-ENV:Body|SaveCustomerRequest")
    If CkXml::ckLastMethodSuccess(destXml) <> 1
        Debug "Failed to find SaveCustomerRequest element."
        CkXml::ckDispose(srcXml)
        CkXml::ckDispose(destXml)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Move CrmCustomer tree to SaveCustomerRequest.
    CkXml::ckInsertChildTreeBefore(crmSaveCust,0,crmCust)

    CkXml::ckDispose(crmCust)

    CkXml::ckDispose(crmSaveCust)

    ; Look at the resulting destXml.  You can see the CrmCustomer subtree moved to underneath SaveCustomerRequest.
    Debug CkXml::ckGetXml(destXml)

    ; <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    ; <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    ;     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    ;         <m:Credentials xmlns:m="http://www.midoco.de/system">
    ;             <m:Login>User</m:Login>
    ;             <m:Password>Pass</m:Password>
    ;             <m:OrgUnit>ABC</m:OrgUnit>
    ;             <m:Locale>de_DE</m:Locale>
    ;         </m:Credentials>
    ;     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    ;     <SOAP-ENV:Body>
    ;         <SaveCustomerRequest>
    ;             <CrmCustomer addresseeLine1="Max Mustermann" addresseeLine2="" changingUser="123456">
    ;                 <CrmAddress addressId="2225355" addressTypeId="1" checkStatus="O" city="Wien" countryCode="AT" customerId="000071"/>
    ;                 <CrmPerson birthDay="30" birthMonth="8" birthYear="1977" birthday="1977-08-30T00:00:00.000+02:00" birthdayNotProvided="false"/>
    ;             </CrmCustomer>
    ;         </SaveCustomerRequest>
    ;     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    ; </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

    ; Look at the resulting srcXml.  The CrmCustomer subtree was removed.
    Debug CkXml::ckGetXml(srcXml)

    ; <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    ; <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    ;     <soapenv:Header/>
    ;     <soapenv:Body>
    ;         <GetCustomerResponse xmlns="http://www.midoco.de/crm" xmlns:tns="http://www.midoco.de/ws"/>
    ;     </soapenv:Body>
    ; </soapenv:Envelope>


    CkXml::ckDispose(srcXml)
    CkXml::ckDispose(destXml)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure