Producing XML Output

1.25.1 Problem

You'd like to turn a query result into XML.

1.25.2 Solution

mysql can do that for you.

1.25.3 Discussion

mysql creates an XML document from the result of a query if you use the -X (or --xml) option. Here's an example that shows the difference between tabular format and the XML created from the same query:

% mysql -e "SELECT * FROM limbs WHERE legs=0" cookbook
+------------+------+------+
| thing | legs | arms |
+------------+------+------+
| squid | 0 | 10 |
| octopus | 0 | 8 |
| fish | 0 | 0 |
| phonograph | 0 | 1 |
+------------+------+------+
% mysql -X -e "SELECT * FROM limbs WHERE legs=0" cookbook



 
 squid
 0
 10
 

 
 octopus
 0
 8
 

 
 fish
 0
 0
 

 
 phonograph
 0
 1
 

-X and --xml may be used as of MySQL 4.0. If your version of MySQL is older than that, you can write your own XML generator. See Recipe 10.42.

Using the mysql Client Program

Writing MySQL-Based Programs

Record Selection Techniques

Working with Strings

Working with Dates and Times

Sorting Query Results

Generating Summaries

Modifying Tables with ALTER TABLE

Obtaining and Using Metadata

Importing and Exporting Data

Generating and Using Sequences

Using Multiple Tables

Statistical Techniques

Handling Duplicates

Performing Transactions

Introduction to MySQL on the Web

Incorporating Query Resultsinto Web Pages

Processing Web Input with MySQL

Using MySQL-Based Web Session Management

Appendix A. Obtaining MySQL Software

Appendix B. JSP and Tomcat Primer

Appendix C. References



MySQL Cookbook
MySQL Cookbook
ISBN: 059652708X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 412
Authors: Paul DuBois

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