Document processing statements

Document processing statements are used to process, manipulate, or validate XML documents. They are grouped by function as follows:

• Export statements. XML EXPORT FILE and XML EXPORT TEXT are available to convert the content of a COBOL data item to an XML document that may be represented as an external file or an internal text string.
• Import statements. XML IMPORT FILE and XML IMPORT TEXT are available to convert the content of an XML document-either an external file or an internal text string-to a COBOL data item.
• Test and validation statements. XML TEST WELLFORMED-FILE, XML TEST WELLFORMED-TEXT, XML VALIDATE FILE, and XML VALIDATE TEXT are available to verify that an XML document-either an external file or an internal text string-is well-formed or valid.
• Transformation statements. XML TRANSFORM FILE and XML TRANSFORM TEXT transform an XML document in an external file or internal text into a new external file or internal text by applying an XSLT stylesheet. The resulting file or internal text may have almost any form, including XML, HTML, PDF, RTF, and so forth.