Thanks for the response Mark, the tip on binfile and the possible limitations of revXML. This particular XML file isn't too complex. So, although I have the STSXML libary available, I'll first try extracting the zip file node string as a text chunk. Best, Keith.. On 6 Jun 2011, at 16:22, Mark Schonewille wrote:
> Hi Keith, > > Your zip file is corrupt. First of all, replace "file:" with "binfile:". > > It is possible that the revXML external can't cope with binary data. In that > case, your zip file will stay corrupt and you'll have to retrieve the data > manually. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > New: Download the Installer Maker Plugin 1.6 for LiveCode here > http://qery.us/ce > > On 6 jun 2011, at 17:03, Keith Clarke wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> I'm downloading a zip file via a web service call - the file is embedded as >> a long string within the ...<result><zipFile> node of the XML file, >> accompanied by a set of nodes that name the (xml text) files that I should >> find within the zipped payload. >> >> So, I save this string out to to disk with... >> >> put revXMLNodeContents(tTree, tResultNode & "/zipFile/") into URL >> "file:package.zip" >> >> This creates a zip file on disk OK, but when when I open the archive, >> instead of a list of files, I get a .cpgz file - and attempting to open this >> causes some weird recursion. (I get the same result if I use the URL >> 'binfile' prefix.) >> >> What am I doing wrong here - am I using the correct syntax or failing to >> encode/decode for the zip file definition string? >> Best, >> Keith.. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
