On Mar 20, 1:11=A0am, "Joe Fawcett" <joefawc...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
> Is it always as simple as using the integers at the end of the string?
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> > ok, I have no idea if I am going to explain this in a logical manor...
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> > The xsd wants an integer for contact id "1", the xml has an
> > alphanumeric "Contact1".
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> > These values are defined first then referenced later in the xml.
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> > So I need to temporarily store the lookup/cross reference.
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> > For example:
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> > This order item is for contact1 so in the transformation I need to
> > know that I had previously defined contact1 as 1.
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> > /PrintTalk/Request/PurchaseOrder/jdf:JDF/ResourcePool/DeliveryIntent/
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Not really, just because I can't guarantee that the partner will
always provide an int at the end of the string.

We just can't control what they give us. Trying to get our team to
support varchar :)

~Gina_M~