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convert the xml POST response to a text file without the tagnames?

GeneBe
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this is a VBscript  How do I convert the xml response to a text file without the tagnames?

Dim xml : xml = PostURL(HRP_BaseDomain & path, values)

Dim oXMLDoc, oXMLHTTP, oXMLResults, oXMLFields
Function PostURL(path, values)
   LogItem "path: " & HRP_BaseDomain & "   " &  path : LogError : Err.Clear
   On Error Resume Next
   set oXMLHTTP = createobject ("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0")
   oXMLHTTP.open "POST", path, false
   oXMLHTTP.setRequestHeader "Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
  oXMLHTTP.send values
   LogError : Err.Clear
   PostURL = oXMLHTTP.responseText
End Function

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ZvonkoSystems architect
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Commented:
Show the response from this property:  oXMLHTTP.responseXML.xml

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms757055(v%3Dvs.85) 
GeneBe

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this gives me an xml response. I need a text formatted response without the tags
Systems architect
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Commented:
Extend your Function like this: 
...
   Dim oRegExp
   Set oRegExp = New RegExp
   oRegExp.Pattern = "\<[^\>]+\>"
   oRegExp.Global = True
   PostURL = oRegExp.Replace(oXMLHTTP.responseText, "")
   'remove: PostURL = oXMLHTTP.responseText
End Function
Bill PrewTest your restores, not your backups...
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Commented:
A sample of the output XML would be helpful, an answer may be driven by the structure and content of the XML, since XML can look a lot different between a simple schema and a very complex one.  With the XML sample a sample of the desired text output would be helpful.

You may be able to do something with an XSLT transformation, although I'm not very well skilled on that.  Take a look at this earlier question for an idea of that approach, but notice that to make it most useful it needs to know what the specific data looked liked, etc.


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GeneBe

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Please close this issue. your solution worked. thank you very much.