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FTP download of XML files

Bigmonki
8 - Asteroid

Hello All,

 

I have been using a workflow for a while now to download .csv files and this works fine. Now however, I need to start downloading .xml files and I get the following error:

 

Error: Dynamic Input (9): Error reading "C:\Users\NAME\OneDrive - COMPANY\A_Alteryx GSIP Workflows\WIP workflows\CL_01_Test_IRM_mnent.exp.xml": Too many fields in record #29513

 

So the download works and the files arrive, the above error is in the 'Dynamic input', any suggestion on why a .csv would work and a .xml wont?

 

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Maskell_Rascal
13 - Pulsar

Hi @Bigmonki 

 

You need to read in your XML files as a .CSV and then use the XML Parse tool to get the data.

 

Here is a post that covers a dynamic xml input. 

 

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Dynamic-XML-input/td-p/442403

 

If this solves your issue please mark the answer as correct, if not let me know!

 

Thanks!

Phil

Bigmonki
8 - Asteroid

Hi @Maskell_Rascal 

 

On the macro input data tool, what should the action type be set to and is it required? With the XML parse tool, I get this error message:

 

XML Parse (7) invalid document structure at Line:1 and Column:39

 

This is line 1 in my output - <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

 

Here is the structure of my .xml file, there are multiple <TableRecord> entries

 

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