Split large XML file into hierarchical directory structure

[raedma]

tixiOpenDocumentRecursive allows reading XML files with external data files which is great for using modular XML-file structures. Is there a possibility to do the opposite way, so split a large XML into multiple external data files and store them according to the nodes?

E.g. If I have a CPACS file

<cpacs xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="CPACS_22_Schema.xsd">
  <header>
    ...
  </header>
  <vehicles>
    <engines>
      <engine uID="testengine">
        ...
      </engine>
    </engines>
    <aircraft>
      <model uID="testmodel">
      </model>
    </aircraft>
    <profiles>
      ...
    </profiles>
    <structuralElements>
      ...
    </structuralElements>
    <materials>
      ...
    </materials>
  </vehicles>
  <toolspecific>
    <toolname1>
      ...
    </toolname1
  </toolspecific>
  <missions/>
</cpacs>

Would it be possible to create a directory structure and use externaldata for all elements

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<cpacs xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="CPACS_22_Schema.xsd">
  <externaldata>
    <path>file://Header/</path>
    <filename>Header.xml</filename>
  </externaldata>
  <externaldata>
    <path>file://Vehicles/</path>
    <filename>Vehicles.xml</filename>
  </externaldata> 
  <externaldata>
    <path>file://ToolSpecific/</path>
    <filename>ToolSpecific.xml</filename>
  </externaldata> 
  <missions/>
</cpacs>

and put the externaldata into folders

Header
  Header.xml
Toolspecific
  Toolname1
    Toolname1.xml
  Toolname2
    Toolname2.xml
  ...
  Toolspecific.xml
Vehicles
  Engines
    ...
    Engines.xml
  Aircraft
    ...
    Aircraft.xml
  ...
  Vehicles.xml
CPACS.xml

[rainman110]

This should be already possible without any problems or modifications right now.

Update: What does not work is to create the directories right now. Since PATH could also be a URL to a web site etc, creating the path is not really defined and would only work, if it is a local directory with the right permissions etc. I am not sure yet, whether the automatism would be a good idea though.

I think it would be somehow cleaner to have an external code/script, that is responsible for creating the directories.

[joergbrech]

@readma, if this is still unresolved for you, feel free to re-open this issue.