XML import container

[IdealData]

The help system clearly indicates that a CONTAINER may be specified as an element in an XML import. (although export is not permitted).

My XML skills aren't good, but I can read the XML, but just can't see how to specify an image as the required content for the DATA element.

Any one know how to do it?

Many thanks

[IdealData]

Update:

The DTD supplied by FM says that containers must be specified as a relative URL (I expected that), however the import does not work.

Any one got any ideas.

Here's my XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

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image001.gif

[beverly]

You are correct. You cannot *import* BLOBs (binary large objects) (otherwise known as container objects in FileMaker). Can you create a calculation (container result) using the imported text of the name and/or path to the image?

[IdealData]

Thanks Beverly

My reference to "image.gif" is actually a URL, as prescribed in the FMP documentation, and quoted...

"Note: The content of picture fields will be in the form of a relative URL used for retrieving the image." (ref: fmpxmlresult_dtd.htm)

Does it actually work?