Example: FNC_GetXMLResultBlob and FNC_SetXMLBlob - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

The following function takes an input BLOB value and returns an XML value back to the user.

CREATE FUNCTION xmlUDF7(P1 BLOB AS LOCATOR)
RETURNS XML
NO SQL
PARAMETER STYLE SQL
DETERMINISTIC
LANGUAGE C
EXTERNAL NAME 'CS!xmlUDF7!xmlUDF7.c';

void xmlUDF7(LOB_LOCATOR* input_blob,
             XML_HANDLE  *xml_handle,
             int*       indicator_inputBLOB,
             int*       indicator_returnXML,
             char       sqlstate[6],
             SQL_TEXT   extname[129],
             SQL_TEXT   specific_name[129],
             SQL_TEXT   error_message[257] )
{
     LOB_RESULT_LOCATOR xmlBlob;
     BYTE buffer[100000];
     LOB_CONTEXT_ID id;
     FNC_LobLength_t actlen;
     int trunc_err = 0;
     int numLobs;
     FNC_XMLSize_t xmlSize;
    
     /* Get the XML Size */
      FNC_GetXMLInfo(*xml_handle, &xmlSize, &numLobs); 

     if(numLobs ==1 )
     {

       /* Read XML return lob locator */ 
        FNC_GetXMLResultBlob(*xml_handle,&xmlBlob); 
      /* Use LOB FNC calls to read the input BLOB into the XML clob */                                                                                                                           
       FNC_LobOpen(*input_blob, &id, 0, 0);
        while( FNC_LobRead(id, buffer, 100000, &actlen) == 0 && !trunc_err)
        trunc_err = FNC_LobAppend(*xmlClob, buffer, actlen, &actlen);
       FNC_LobClose(id);

       /* Set the return XML value */
        FNC_SetXMLBlob(*xml_handle,xmlClob); 
       *indicator_returnXML = 0;
     }
 }