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GetRowsXML( fieldList; startRow; endrow; type; encodeFlag)

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Bruce Robertson, Concise Design
http://www.concise-design.com

Returns data in XML format for multiple fields and multiple records

Sample Input:
GetRowsXML( fieldNames( get(fileName); "Audit"); 1; 3; "auditRecord"; 1)
Sample Output:
<auditRecord>
<RecordID>R3</RecordID>
<TheDate>9/1/2006</TheDate>
<TheNumber>3</TheNumber>
<TheText>Marginalx</TheText>
<TheTime>4:20 AM</TheTime>
</auditRecord>
<auditRecord>
<RecordID>R4</RecordID>
<TheDate>1/1/2007</TheDate>
<TheNumber>87</TheNumber>
<TheText>Whatever</TheText>
<TheTime>2:00:00</TheTime>
</auditRecord>
<auditRecord>
<RecordID>R14</RecordID>
<TheDate>4/3/2007</TheDate>
<TheNumber>12</TheNumber>
<TheText>Elfish</TheText>
<TheTime>12:00:00</TheTime>
</auditRecord>


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Description:

Returns data in XML format for multiple records starting at startRow ending at Endrow. You may specify TYPE which will add a start and end tag for each record, see example.

MODIFIED 4/14/07

Added encodeflag required by new version of GetNthRecordXML. If encodedflag is set to 1 characters like ">" are encoded as ">" otherwise field data is returned unchanged.

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