qxml

Read XML files in q

Requirements

• kdb+ ≥3.5 64-bit
  • embedPy
• Python ≥3.5
  • xmltodict

Run

Start q with qxml

q qxml.q

Or from q, load qxml.q.

q)\l qxml.q

Functions

.qxml.read

Using the following example:

q)xmldata:.qxml.read[`:books.xml];
q).Q.id xmldata[`catalog;`book]
id      author                 title                                    genre             price  ..
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------..
"bk101" "Gambardella, Matthew" "XML Developer's Guide"                  "Computer"        "44.95"..
"bk102" "Ralls, Kim"           "Midnight Rain"                          "Fantasy"         "5.95" ..
"bk103" "Corets, Eva"          "Maeve Ascendant"                        "Fantasy"         "5.95" ..
"bk104" "Corets, Eva"          "Oberon's Legacy"                        "Fantasy"         "5.95" ..
"bk105" "Corets, Eva"          "The Sundered Grail"                     "Fantasy"         "5.95" ..
"bk106" "Randall, Cynthia"     "Lover Birds"                            "Romance"         "4.95" ..
"bk107" "Thurman, Paula"       "Splish Splash"                          "Romance"         "4.95" ..
"bk108" "Knorr, Stefan"        "Creepy Crawlies"                        "Horror"          "4.95" ..
"bk109" "Kress, Peter"         "Paradox Lost"                           "Science Fiction" "6.95" ..
"bk110" "O'Brien, Tim"         "Microsoft .NET: The Programming Bible"  "Computer"        "36.95"..
"bk111" "O'Brien, Tim"         "MSXML3: A Comprehensive Guide"          "Computer"        "36.95"..
"bk112" "Galos, Mike"          "Visual Studio 7: A Comprehensive Guide" "Computer"        "49.95"..