rolling onto a new line in the IDE

[Nakia]

Hi,

I am starting to work with XML and subsequently am needing to build the XML Data which can sometimes be quite a long string.

For example:
If I need to create the below to POST I am doing this in the code below and in the IDE it is a long string so I was wondering can I go to a new line in the IDE?

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put "<notes>Test api support</notes>" &cr&"<hours>3</hours>" &cr"<project_id type="integer">3</project_id>"&cr&"<task_id type="integer">14</task_id>" into tPostData -- etc etc

<request>
<notes>Test api support</notes>
<hours>3</hours>
<project_id type="integer">3</project_id>
<task_id type="integer">14</task_id>
<spent_at type="date">Tue, 17 Oct 2006</spent_at>
</request>

[Simon]

Not completely sure about the request, but if you are talking about inside the script editor the "\" is use for a new line.

Simon

[Nakia]

Simon,

That is it....

[Nakia]

Simon,

Another question for you...
How do I insert a literal string that has quotes in it?
For example:

<id type="integer">195168</id>

because integer is contained within quotes it causes an error

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put "<id type="integer">195168</id>" into tData -- not accepted by IDE

[Simon]

You have to use "& quote &",
Replace internal " with "& quote &".
Man this is getting tough to actually write it out.
the first " ends the type= string and the second starts the integer string and the word quote is the actual string quote...
ACK!

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 put "<id type="& quote &integer& quote &">195168</id>" into tData

There.

Simon

[Nakia]

Thanks Simon.

Less than ideal but I will give it a go..

[Nakia]

Hmmm,
Ended up with this but the IDE still does not like it..

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put "<request>" &cr& "<notes> nakia testing API</notes>" &cr& "<project_id type="&quote&integer&quote&">3</project_id>" &cr& "<task_id type="&quote&integer&quote&">14</task_id>"&cr&"<spent_at type="&quote&date&quote&">Tue, 17 Oct 2006</spent_at>"&cr&"</request>" into tData

[Simon]

Sorry I missed a quote:
put "<id type="& quote & "integer" & quote &">195168</id>" into tData
If you have text editor then paste your line in and replace " with " & quote & " then change the first and last quote.

Simon
EDIT: Forget that last line. All wrong.

[Nakia]

That did the trick....

Thanks Kindly..

[Simon]

Here Nakia,
Just for you an LC tool.
Copy N Paste your original text e.g.

<notes>Test api support</notes>
<hours>3</hours>
<project_id type="integer">3</project_id>
<task_id type="integer">14</task_id>
<spent_at type="date">Tue, 17 Oct 2006</spent_at>

into the fld and hit the button. The tool prepares the text for "put" - "into".


Simon

[Nakia]

Awesome............