Document processing statements are used to process, manipulate, or validate XML documents. They are grouped by function as
follows:
- Export statements.
XML EXPORT FILE and
XML EXPORT TEXT are available to convert the content of a COBOL data item to an XML document that may be represented as an external file
or an internal text string.
- Import statements.
XML IMPORT FILE and
XML IMPORT TEXT are available to convert the content of an XML document-either an external file or an internal text string-to a COBOL data
item.
- Test and validation statements.
XML TEST WELLFORMED-FILE,
XML TEST WELLFORMED-TEXT,
XML VALIDATE FILE, and
XML VALIDATE TEXT are available to verify that an XML document-either an external file or an internal text string-is well-formed or valid.
- Transformation statements.
XML TRANSFORM FILE and
XML TRANSFORM TEXT transform an XML document in an external file or internal text into a new external file or internal text by applying an XSLT
stylesheet. The resulting file or internal text may have almost any form, including
XML,
HTML,
PDF,
RTF, and so forth.