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1. XML Modes:
RAW, AUTO and PATH
Presentation by Aaron Buma
Development DBA

2. Session Overview
•FOR XML Clause
•RAW – Including ROW, ROOT and ELEMENTS
•AUTO
•PATH – With adding attributes
and nameless fields

3. FOR XML
• Required for using RAW, AUTO, EXPLICIT PATH
• Transforms result set into XML in a single result

4. FOR XML - RAW
• Each row is turned into an XML node named “row”
• Each column is an attribute
• You can replace “row” with your own name
• To make it well formed, add the “root” element

5. FOR XML – RAW, continued
• If you don’t want column values as attributes use
“ELEMENTS”

6. DEMO
• XML RAW – with ROW, ROOT and ELEMENTS

7. FOR XML – AUTO
• Similar to RAW, but uses table name/alias vs “row”
• ROW, ROOT and ELEMENTS can be used

8. DEMO
• XML AUTO

9. FOR XML – PATH
• Like RAW, but data is elements instead of attributes
• ROW, ROOT and ELEMENTS can be used

10. FOR XML – PATH, continued
• With PATH, you can put values in attributes: @alias
• Adding “/” in the column alias forces nesting

11. FOR XML – PATH, continued
• Using ‘*’ puts value as element at that level
– It’s a “nameless” field because you are not labling it

12. DEMO
• XML PATH
– Forced nesting
– Nameless fields

13. Questions?
• RAW – Including ROW, ROOT and ELEMENTS
• AUTO
• PATH – With adding attributes
and nameless fields
Presentation Recording, Slides and Scripts
– Available at: http://www.AaronBuma.com