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# IDLffXMLSAX::ParseFile

Syntax | Arguments | Keywords | Version History

The IDLffXMLSAX::ParseFile procedure method parses the specified XML file. During the parsing operation, different object methods are called as different items within the XML file are detected. When this method returns, the parse operation is complete.

## Syntax

Obj->[IDLffXMLSAX::]ParseFile, Input [, /URL] [, /XML_STRING]

## Arguments

### Input

A string containing the full path name of the file to be parsed. If the XML_STRING keyword is set, Input should be a string containing the XML data to be parsed. If the URL keyword is set, Input should be a Uniform Resource Locator.

## Keywords

### URL

Set this keyword to indicate that Input is a Uniform Resource Locator containing the XML data to be parsed rather than the name of an XML file.

### XML_STRING

Set this keyword to indicate that Input is a string array containing XML data to be parsed rather than the name of an XML file.

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced
6.4 | Added URL and XML_STRING keywords