Re: Converting XML to MARC without reading a file?

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I was thinking the same thing because that's what we do in Koha, but I
think Andy is getting back more than 1 XML record per HTTP request so I
don't think that will work.

That said he could use a XML streaming parser and LWP with callbacks and
then pass each individual record to new_from_xml.



On Thu, 19 Apr 2018, 6:24 PM Dr. Saiful Amin <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:55 AM, Andy Kohler <[email protected]> wrote=
:
>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I'm pulling records from the WorldCat Search API in MARCXML, and need to
>> convert them to binary MARC for further evaluation, which I'll do via
>> MARC::Record.
>>
>> Problem: Converting from MARCXML via MARC::File::XML seems to require
>> reading the records from a file.  I've already got the XML stored in a
>> variable, retrieved via LWP::Simple->get().
>>
>> Do I have to write the XML to a file, then read it in again to convert
>> it?  Or am I just missing something obvious?
>>
>
> =E2=80=8BThe function new_from_xml() should work without filehandle I thi=
nk. I'm
> pulling a bunch of MARCXML records from a database and the code looks lik=
e
> this:
>
> while ( my $row =3D $sth->fetchrow_hashref() ) {
>     my $marcxml =3D $row->{'marcxml'};
>     my $record =3D MARC::Record->new_from_xml( $marcxml, 'UTF-8' );
>     ...
> }=E2=80=8B
>
> --
> Saiful Amin
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">I was thinking the same thing because that&#39;s what we =
do in Koha, but I think Andy is getting back more than 1 XML record per HTT=
P request so I don&#39;t think that will work.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">That said he could use a XML streaming parser and LWP with=
 callbacks and then pass each individual record to new_from_xml.=C2=A0</div=
><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, 19 Apr 2018, 6:24 PM Dr. Saiful=
 Amin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 a=
t 5:55 AM, Andy Kohler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:akohler726@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi -<br><br></div>I&#39;m pulling records fro=
m the WorldCat Search API in MARCXML, and need to convert them to binary MA=
RC for further evaluation, which I&#39;ll do via MARC::Record.<br><br></div=
>Problem: Converting from MARCXML via MARC::File::XML seems to require read=
ing the records from a file.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve already got the XML stored in a=
 variable, retrieved via LWP::Simple-&gt;get().<br><br></div>Do I have to w=
rite the XML to a file, then read it in again to convert it?=C2=A0 Or am I =
just missing something obvious?<br></div></div></blockquote><div>=C2=A0<br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default">=E2=80=8BThe function <span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:monospace,monospace">new_from_xml()</span> should work without filehandl=
e I think. I&#39;m pulling a bunch of MARCXML records from a database and t=
he code looks like this:<br><br><span style=3D"font-family:monospace,monosp=
ace">while ( my $row =3D $sth-&gt;fetchrow_hashref() ) {<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 my $marcxml =3D $row-&gt;{&#39;marcxml&#39;};<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 my =
$record =3D MARC::Record-&gt;new_from_xml( $marcxml, &#39;UTF-8&#39; );<br>=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ...<br>}=E2=80=8B</span></div></div></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default">
<div class=3D"gmail_default"></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"=
all"><div><div class=3D"m_-6695182331789784495gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">--<br>Saiful Amin<br></div></div></div>
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