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Additional Parameter Required with XML Extensions Processing Statements

In statements that use a Document Pointer parameter, you are also required to pass an additional Document Length parameter.

When using XML Extensions processing statements, each Document Pointer parameter must be immediately followed by a Document Length parameter. This applies to the following statements:

Note: XML FREE TEXT does not require that you use the Document Length parameter.

Solution:

Ensure that the Document Length parameter (MY-DOCUMENT-LENGTH) is specified immediately following the Document Pointer parameter (MY-DOCUMENT-POINTER) when calling an XML Extensions processing statement:

When the statement is outputting data, the statement will set MY-DOCUMENT-LENGTH: 

XML EXPORT TEXT
	MY-DATA-ITEM
	MY-DOCUMENT-POINTER
	MY-DOCUMENT-LENGTH
	"MY-MODEL-FILE".
IF NOT XML-OK GO TO Z.

When the statement is inputting data, you must set MY-DOCUMENT-LENGTH before the statement is processed: 

XML IMPORT TEXT
	MY-DATA-ITEM
	MY-DOCUMENT-POINTER
	MY-DOCUMENT-LENGTH *> Item size MY-DOCUMENT-POINTER points to.
	"MY-MODEL-FILE".
IF NOT XML-OK GO TO Z.
Parent topic: Compatibility with XML Extensions
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