XML to CSV conversion

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Hi I am trying to convert xml document to CSV file by node value for e.g

this is my sample xml file

XML

<account>
   <feild1>aaaaa</feild1>
   <feild2>aaaaa</feild2>
   <feild3>aaaaa</feild3>
   <feild4>aaaaa</feild4>
<products>
  <product>
    <feild1>bbbb</feild1>
    <feild2>bbbb</feild2>
    <feild3>bbbb</feild3>
    <feild4>bbbb</feild4>
  </product>
</products>
<persons>
  <person>
    <feild1>cccccc</feild1>
    <feild2>cccccc</feild2>
    <feild3>cccccc</feild3>
    <feild4>cccccc</feild4>
  </person>
</persons>
</account>

i need to display the output in excel as

account aaaa aaaa aaaa  aaaa 
product bbbb bbbb bbbb  bbbb
person  cccc cccc cccc  cccc

as a CSV File

Posted 25-Jan-13 4:08am

keerthi23

Updated 25-Jan-13 14:38pm

PIEBALDconsult

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Solution 1

So what have you tried so far. We're not going to do your homework for you. Show us code snippets where you have problems and we'll be happy to help.
The reason we don't do homework for you: Compliments of JSOP[^]

Posted 25-Jan-13 4:11am

fjdiewornncalwe

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jan-13 10:31am

Right, tell them! A 5.
—SA

fjdiewornncalwe 25-Jan-13 12:13pm

Thanks, Sergey

keerthi23 25-Jan-13 11:43am

off course i know nobody wants to do others home work. i will put my code i did so far.
BYW thanks sergey

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jan-13 12:28pm

Marcus, not Sergey :-)
Make sure you put you code with "Improve question"...
—SA

keerthi23 25-Jan-13 12:30pm

sorry i will put that now.

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PIEBALDconsult · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-25T04:24:00

Solution 2

I'd use XSLT.

http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/default.asp[^]

Posted 25-Jan-13 4:24am

PIEBALDconsult

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jan-13 10:33am

One of the approaches, a 5.
I would first question why doing it at all. It's getting from data some less-of-date; and what's next?
—SA

fjdiewornncalwe 25-Jan-13 12:13pm

+5 for the approach as well.