XML iterator failing if nothing found

FinalBuilder Feature Requests
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Hi,I got a piece of XML which I am trying to use with the XML iterator. But some tags are optional and the XML iterator is failing if it can not find a node. The reference tag in the example below might not be there. Is there anyway I can work round this? For now I have set ignore failure. Cheers

2

Hi Raoul,

So what we really need is some kind of “XML Node/Attribute Exists” action, right?

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3

I see the forum software erased my xml example… See attached picture.I think more of a node exist. Or a don’t fail if no nodes found on the iterator.Cheers,

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so what’s the xpath statement you’re using. wouldn’t it be an error if there are no nodes found at all for the iterator?

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For my mind it shouldn’t fall over if I use /websites/website[@name=’%sProjectName%’]/reference as the xpath while reference node does not exist or as mentioned above a node exist action.

As said for now it works with ignore failure on the iterator which is fine by me, but I thought there must be a neater way of doing things.

Cheers,

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ok, thanks for that. I’ll put it on the todo list to allow the iterator to not fail if no nodes found.

cheers,
tate.

7

Hello, any news about this function.
A checkbox “Do not fail if no match” is useful to manage optional attributes

Regards,

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Hi Fabien,

The latest release of FinalBuilder has the ‘Fail if no nodes found’ option, you can download it from:

URL: https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/630/FB630_1506.exe

Regards,
Paul.