Writing XML

XML files represent an organized method to save and quickly read information from files.

Getting ready

Since XML is a marked language used for organizing and nesting data, you must first determine what type of data you have and how you want it organized. For example, you might simply have vehicle makes and models, so your XML file structure would be <vehicle><make><model> and might look something like the following code:

<vehicle>
  <ford>
    <car>Taurus</car>
    <truck>F-350</truck>
    <van>E-150</van>
  </ford>

How to do it...

Use the following steps to create and write an XML data structure:

1. To write XML data, use a function to write each line of text such as with the following code:

   function createXML theTag, theText
     local theXML
   
     put "<" & theTag & ">" into theXML
     put theText after theXML
     put "</" & theTag & ">" after theXML
     return theXML
   end createXML

2. Once the entire...