Serializing ABL temp-tables and ProDataSets to and from XML

ABL temp-tables and ProDataSets have the ability to serialize their data to an XML document and serialize their definitions to XML Schema documents. Similarly, you can read XML data, load schema, or both into a temp-table or ProDataSet.

You can consider the DOM and SAX features of ABL as direct manipulation of XML. Note that you must understand XML to use these features. By contrast, the temp-table and ProDataSet serialization features are convenience features that protect the developer from needing to know much about XML or accessing XML with ABL. On the other hand, the advanced abilities of these features can be used by knowledgeable XML developers for advanced use cases.