[DDI-users] How to copy XML elements?

[Andrew Arnott]

I would definitely recommend a script/program to handle the job. I've done 
similar work by writing a program that copied <preQTxt> tags from one file 
to another. Unfortunately, I just threw away the program after not using it 
for years. It's not that hard though. 

On 8/8/05, Fredy Kuhn <fredy.kuhn at sidos.unine.ch> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a technical question about XML file handling for DDI codebooks: We 
> are currently indexing questions by adding Thesaurus keywords to DDI element 
> 'concept' (within VAR, currently #4.3.2 in DTD V2). Example below.
> 
> It happens now that we have two codebooks with identical variables (one 
> codebook for german, one for french [the neverending language handling 
> problems]), which should have both the same concept assignments per VAR 
> section.
> 
> For one codebook, the 'concept' additions have been completed. But how can 
> I copy now the concept branches from one codebook to another, based on 
> matching variable name attribute? I'd be happy to have some tips, templates 
> or procedures.
> 
> The quickest way would probably be to copy for each VAR the 'concept' 
> branches with Notepad from one file to the other, even for these 1200 
> variables! But this would be annoying and errorprone, and we lack anyway of 
> good tools + knowledge for managing/manipulating XML files in general. Thus 
> I'm curious to have your opinion how to proceed.
> 
> Background: the Madiera project. For current indexing, we used Nesstar's 
> Publisher V3. As XML 'editors', we have Stylus or XMLspy.
> 
> Tell me if you need further information.
> 
> -- An example --
> <var ID="V4" name="f10000" files="F1" dcml="0" intrvl="contin">
> ...
> <concept vocab="ELLST" vocabURI="..."> Elections </concept>
> <concept vocab="ELLST" vocabURI="..."> Election data </concept>
> <concept vocab="ELLST" vocabURI="..."> Geographical areas and countries 
> </concept>
> -- An example --
> 
> 
> Best regards
> Freddy
> 
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Andrew Arnott
Web Developer
Brigham Young University
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