Creating an XQuery Procedure

This topic describes how to create an XQuery procedure.

To create an XQuery procedure

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Select a folder in the Studio resource tree, and then right-click and select New XQuery Procedure, or select File > New > XQuery Procedure.

2.

Supply a name for the procedure in the XQuery.

3.

Type a name and click OK.

The editor opens in the XQuery panel on the right.

4.

Use the XQuery panel to formulate and edit the XQuery XML script:

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You can use any non-declarative statement as the first statement after BEGIN.

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If you have a script stored in your file system, you can upload it using the Insert from File button.

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The XQuery panel can highlight XML syntax elements (comments, keywords, and so on).

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Insert standard XML comments by highlighting one or more lines and typing:

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Ctrl-Hyphen to insert two dashes (--) at the start of each line.

5.

Save the script.

For details on executing an XQuery procedure, see Executing a Procedure or Parameterized Query.