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Abstract
This White Paper describes how to process XML data using ReadBlock and WriteBlock with Sterling Gentran:Server for Microsoft Windows.
Content
When the translator processes XML data, before any translation is done, the translator will internally convert the XML data to UNICODE. A single byte non-Unicode character when converted to Unicode will be a double-byte character. When using the extended rule functions ReadBlock and WriteBlock, this must be taken into consideration.
The ReadBlock function reads a block of data (segment or record) from the input file and places it into the argument of a string variable. The WriteBlock function writes the data contained in the argument of a string variable to the output file. The ReadBlock and WriteBlock functions are used in conjunction with each other to pass a block of data from the input file to the output file without compliance checking or testing for proper syntax. Together these functions provide a more efficient alternative of using “wild card” segments, which are typically implemented in build and break maps.
Original Publication Date
28 September 2015
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