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  aliyuusman4u

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  Creating web service that return xml format data

  Jan 31, 2017 04:21 PM|aliyuusman4u|LINK

  Hello,

  I an challenged to develop web service that return xml formatted data using format bellow please how can i do that

  <CustomerInformationResponse>

   <MerchantReference>639</MerchantReference>   

   <Customers>

         <Customer>           

   <Status>0</Status>            

  <CustReference>23470</CustReference>

  <CustomerReferenceAlternate> </CustomerReferenceAlternate>

               <FirstName>test test</FirstName>           

   <LastName> </LastName>          

  <Email>tester@gmail.com</Email>           

   <Phone> </Phone>             

  <ThirdPartyCode> </ThirdPartyCode>            

  <Amount>234078</Amount>            

  <PaymentItems>                

  <Item>    

   <ProductName>PayAtBank</ProductName>                  

   <ProductCode>01</ProductCode>                    

  <Quantity>1</Quantity>                    

  <Price>234078</Price>                    

  <Subtotal>234078</Subtotal>                   

   <Tax>0</Tax>       

               <Total>234078</Total>  

                </Item>            

  </PaymentItems>       

   </Customer>     

  </Customers>

  </CustomerInformationResponse>

  PLEASE I NEED A HINT

   

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  aliyuusman4u

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  Re: Creating web service that return xml format data

  Feb 01, 2017 01:25 AM|aliyuusman4u|LINK

  HELLO , GOOD NEWS I HAVE TRIED THE CODE BELLOW , I HAVE  80 % PROGRESS BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO COMPLETE THIS IS TOO LOGICAL

  HERE IS MY CODE AND MY RESULT

  SELECT ( SELECT 'BRO3886' AS MerchantReference
  
  FOR
  XML PATH(''),
  TYPE
  ),
  ( SELECT '0' as 'Status', recid AS 'CustReference',
   matricno AS 'CustomerReferenceAlternate',
    fullname AS 'FirstName',
    ' ' AS 'LastName', email AS 'Email',
     mobileno AS 'Phone',
     '4747' AS 'ThirdPartyCode',
     '50000.00' AS 'Amount'
  FROM   students WHERE username ='EGBUDUDU'
  
  FOR
  XML PATH('Customer'),ROOT('Customers'),
  TYPE
  )
  FOR XML PATH(''),
  ROOT('CustomerInformationResponse')
  GO

  THE RESULT BELLOW

  <CustomerInformationResponse>
    <MerchantReference>BRO3886</MerchantReference>
    <Customers>
      <Customer>
        <Status>0</Status>
        <CustReference>395</CustReference>
        <CustomerReferenceAlternate>12441001</CustomerReferenceAlternate>
        <FirstName>EGBUDUDU SATURDAY O</FirstName>
        <LastName> </LastName>
        <Email>favourjoe84@yahoo.com</Email>
        <Phone>08074233425</Phone>
        <ThirdPartyCode>4747</ThirdPartyCode>
        <Amount>50000.00</Amount>
      </Customer>
    </Customers>
  </CustomerInformationResponse>

  EXPECTED RESULT BELLOW

  <CustomerInformationResponse>

   <MerchantReference>639</MerchantReference>   

   <Customers>

         <Customer>           

   <Status>0</Status>            

  <CustReference>23470</CustReference>

  <CustomerReferenceAlternate> </CustomerReferenceAlternate>

               <FirstName>test test</FirstName>           

   <LastName> </LastName>          

  <Email>tester@gmail.com</Email>           

   <Phone> </Phone>            

  <ThirdPartyCode> </ThirdPartyCode>            

  <Amount>234078</Amount>            

  <PaymentItems>                

  <Item>    

   <ProductName>PayAtBank</ProductName>                  

   <ProductCode>01</ProductCode>                    

  <Quantity>1</Quantity>                    

  <Price>234078</Price>                    

  <Subtotal>234078</Subtotal>                   

   <Tax>0</Tax>       

               <Total>234078</Total>  

                </Item>            

  </PaymentItems>       

   </Customer>    

  </Customers>

  </CustomerInformationResponse>

  THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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  aliyuusman4u

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  Re: Creating web service that return xml format data

  Feb 01, 2017 01:27 AM|aliyuusman4u|LINK

  HOW DO I PUT THIS INTO THE XML FORMATING TO GIVE ME THE EXACT DESIRED RESULT

  <PaymentItems>                

  <Item>    

   <ProductName>PayAtBank</ProductName>                  

   <ProductCode>01</ProductCode>                    

  <Quantity>1</Quantity>                    

  <Price>234078</Price>                    

  <Subtotal>234078</Subtotal>                   

   <Tax>0</Tax>       

               <Total>234078</Total>  

                </Item>            

  </PaymentItems>    

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  mgebhard

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  Re: Creating web service that return xml format data

  Feb 01, 2017 04:50 PM|mgebhard|LINK

  XML serialization is a core feature of .NET. ..

  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973893.aspx

   ..and XML serialization is handled  automatically in ASP web services.  Generally, there is no need to serialize data in SQL unless you have a very sepcific business need.

  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972326.aspx

  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa702682(v=vs.110).aspx

  https://www.asp.net/web-api