Introduction: In this article I am going to explain
how to convert sql table data to different xml format using FOR XML PATH().
In previous articles i explained How to Convert xml data to sql database table and Read or parse xml data and insert into sql table and Parse xml and get data as comma separated string format and Concatenate rows values as a comma separated string using for xml path and stuff in sql server and Insert multiple records in table in single insert statement
Implementation: Let’s create a temporary table for demonstration purpose and insert
some dummy data into it using the following script.
CREATE TABLE #EmpTable
(
Id INT,
Name VARCHAR(100),
Age INT
)
INSERT INTO #EmpTable
VALUES
(1, 'Aamir',24),
(2, 'Ranbeer',32),
(3, 'Alisha',23),
(4, 'Aalia',21),
(5, 'Varun',28)
--Check
data
Select * from
#EmpTable
Result:
|
Id
|
Name
|
Age
|
|
1
|
Aamir
|
24
|
|
2
|
Ranbeer
|
32
|
|
3
|
Alisha
|
23
|
|
4
|
Aalia
|
21
|
|
5
|
Varun
|
28
|
Now suppose we want to convert sql table data into the
format given below:
<Root>
<Employee>
<Id>1</Id>
<Name>Aamir</Name>
<Age>24</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee>
<Id>2</Id>
<Name>Ranbeer</Name>
<Age>32</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee>
<Id>3</Id>
<Name>Alisha</Name>
<Age>23</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee>
<Id>4</Id>
<Name>Aalia</Name>
<Age>21</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee>
<Id>5</Id>
<Name>Varun</Name>
<Age>28</Age>
</Employee>
</Root>
Then the query will be as simple as:
SELECT
Id, Name, Age FROM #EmpTable FOR XML PATH('Employee'), ROOT('Root')
Now suppose we want to convert sql table data into the
format given below:
<Root>
<Employee Id="1">
<Name>Aamir</Name>
<Age>24</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee Id="2">
<Name>Ranbeer</Name>
<Age>32</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee Id="3">
<Name>Alisha</Name>
<Age>23</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee Id="4">
<Name>Aalia</Name>
<Age>21</Age>
</Employee>
<Employee Id="5">
<Name>Varun</Name>
<Age>28</Age>
</Employee>
</Root>
Then the query will be as simple as:
SELECT Id AS '@Id', Name , Age FROM #EmpTable FOR XML PATH('Employee'), ROOT('Root')
Now suppose we want to convert sql table data into the format given below:
<Root>
<Employee Id="1" Name="Aamir" Age="24" />
<Employee Id="2" Name="Ranbeer" Age="32" />
<Employee Id="3" Name="Alisha" Age="23" />
<Employee Id="4" Name="Aalia" Age="21" />
<Employee Id="5" Name="Varun" Age="28" />
</Root>
Then the query will be as simple as:
SELECT Id AS '@Id', Name AS '@Name', Age AS '@Age' FROM #EmpTable FOR XML PATH('Employee'), ROOT('Root')
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