Unable to parse multiple values using XMLStarlet

**Jürgen Kahrs** · Jul 20 '05, 07:36 AM

Re: Unable to parse multiple values using XMLStarlet

kgould@yahoo.co m wrote:
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> I'm trying to use XMLStarlet to pull a value out of Microsoft's
> mssecure.xml file for patch availability. I'm an XML newb, so I'm
> struggling here.[/color]

I don't know XMLStarlet, but your problem can
easily be solved with other tools.
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> I want to pull the @Summary field value- I'm unable to see from the
> examples how to handle pulling one of these multiple values. I don't
> want to use a template.[/color]

The attached script is written for use with xmlgawk,
an extension of GNU Awk. The script prints the IDs
of all bulletins along with a summary and the names
of all patches like this:

Bulletin MS98-007 1998/09/09
This issue involves a denial of service vulnerability that can potentially be used by someone with m
alicious intent to unexpectedly cause multiple components of the Microsoft Exchange Server to stop.
PatchName: psp2stri.exe
PatchName: psp2imsi.exe
PatchName: MS98-007

If you would like to use the script, you will probably
need a bit more info about xmlgawk:

Error 404 (Nicht gefunden)!!1

http://groups.google.de/groups?dq=&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=2o7gkoF7on36U1%40uni-berlin.de&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Dcomp.lang.awk

# mssec.awk
# Reads a file containing MS-related bulletins about
# patches named mssecure.xml. The data comes as an
# XML document from standard input. An overview is
# printed on standard output. More recent versions
# of the file can be downloaded here:
# https://xml.shavlik.com/mssecure.xml
# JK 2004-08-27

BEGIN { XMLMODE=1 }

XMLSTARTELEM == "Bulletin" {
print "\nBulletin ", XMLATTR["BulletinID "], XMLATTR["DateRevise d"]
print XMLATTR["Summary"]
}

XMLSTARTELEM == "Patch" {
print "PatchName: ", XMLATTR["PatchName"]
}

**Mikhail Grouchinsky** · Jul 20 '05, 07:36 AM

Re: Unable to parse multiple values using XMLStarlet

kgould@yahoo.co m wrote in message news:<cgnpnf$gr 1@odak26.prod.g oogle.com>...[color=blue]
> I'm trying to use XMLStarlet to pull a value out of Microsoft's
> mssecure.xml file for patch availability. I'm an XML newb, so I'm
> struggling here.
>
> I want to pull the @Summary field value- I'm unable to see from the
> examples how to handle pulling one of these multiple values. I don't
> want to use a template.
>
> I tried
>
> xml sel -t -m
> BulletinDataSto re/Bulletins/Bulletinp[@BulletinID=MS9 8-007] to see if I
> could get anything - nothing. I'm missing some point here.
>
>
> The file is like this (from xml el -v mssecure.xml):
>
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin[@BulletinID='MS 98-007' and
> @BulletinLocati onID='1' and @FAQLocationID= '1' and
> @FAQPageName='F Q98-007.asp' and @Title='Potenti al SMTP and NNTP
> Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities ' and @DatePosted='19 98/07/24' and
> @DateRevised='1 998/09/09' and @Supported='Yes ' and @Summary='This issue
> involves a denial of service vulnerability that can potentially be used
> by someone with malicious intent to unexpectedly cause multiple
> components of the Microsoft Exchange Server to stop.' and @Issue='' and
> @ImpactSeverity ID='0' and @PreReqSeverity ID='0' and
> @MitigationSeve rityID='0' and @PopularitySeve rityID='0']
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/BulletinComment s
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/QNumbers
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/QNumbers/QNumber[@QNumber='18834 1']
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/QNumbers/QNumber[@QNumber='18836 9']
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/Patches
> BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin/Patches/Patch[@PatchName='MS9 8-007'
> and @Pa
> tchLocationID=' 13' and @SBID='0' and @SQNumber='1883 41' and
> @NoReboot='0' and @SeverityID='0'][/color]

Using XmlStarlet

xml sel -t -v "/BulletinDatasto re/Bulletins/Bulletin[@BulletinID='MS 98-001']/@Summary"
your-mssecure.xml