Using XML with Legacy Business Applications

Running the Utility

This section provides instructions for running the XML to flat file conversion utility from the command line.

For Java:

java XMLToFlat InputDirectory OutputFile.dat FileDescription.XML

or

java XMLToFlat -h

For C++ on Win32:

XMLToFlat InputDirectory OutputFile.dat FileDescription.XML

or

XMLToFlat -h

Options follow the parameters except for the help option, which may be specified by itself.

Parameters:

• First: Path specification of the input directory (required). Either a relative or an absolute path name may be specified. The trailing directory separator character is optional.

• Second: File specification of the output flat file (required). The specification may include the full or relative path name. If no path name is specified, ...