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Trouble while parsing xml in logic apps. Flow reads xml from blob and writes to DB

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Posted on by Suhasuser 11

Hi All,

 

Following is the xml that I facing trouble with :

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

<ItemNotification>
        <MessageHeader>
             <MessageID>PABG0103329120200130120241</MessageID>
        </MessageHeader>
        <ItemList>
           <Item>
               <PartNumber>BG01033291</PartNumber>
               <AfterMarketClass/>
              <ApproverDate>2018-11-08</ApproverDate>
         </Item>
      </ItemList>
</ItemNotification>

 

I have tried the following xpath for parsing:

xpath(xml(string(body('Get_blob_content_using_path'))),'string(/ItemNotification/ItemList/Item/PartNumber/text()')

xpath(xml(string(body('Get_blob_content_using_path'))),'string(//PartNumber/text()')

 

I need the Text in PartNumber node. Also tried de-batching this in a For Each loop (not required but tried it). 

 

Following is my flow:

image.png

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 33,004 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Suhasuser 

     

    XPath expression failed to parse XML for UTF-16  so I did changed the first line of your XML to

     

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

     

    or 

     

    <?xml version="1.0"?>

     

    Try the following steps:

     

    image.png

     

    Below is the expression I used.

    xpath(xml(outputs('Compose_2')),'//ItemList/Item/PartNumber/text()')
     
    image.png
     
     
     
  • Suhasuser Profile Picture
    Suhasuser 11 on at

    Yes, that was the kink giving me the error. Problem solved. Thanks to you.

  • Suhasuser Profile Picture
    Suhasuser 11 on at

    How to deal with this problem. I keep getting this xml from upstream how do read this using xpath in logic app if all xmls are utf-16  encoded ? Can you please give some suggestions ?

  • abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 33,004 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Suhasuser 

     

    Thanks for the update. 

     

    You could use a replace expression to change the XML UTF value.

     

    Thanks

  • Suhasuser Profile Picture
    Suhasuser 11 on at

    Hi ,

     

    I have used the following expression to replace the string from utf-16 to utf-8 :

    replace(string(triggerBody()?['Path']),'utf-16','utf-8')
     
    But it has not replaced as i can see in the output
     
    image.png
  • Verified answer
    abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 33,004 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Suhasuser 

     

    Create a compose and map the XML.

     

    Next add another compose to use the replace.

     

    Thanks

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