Overview • XML basics and Libname engine introduction • Effectively reading XML files • Introduction to the XML Mapper •Writing XML files using SAS • Common problems processing XML files What is XML? • XML is a set of rules used for defining &modeling structures • XML is extensible & customizable Its greatest strength Its greatest weakness XML Basics- Well Formed Files Document has a single root element • Elements nest properly • No tag omission (close what you open) • Attributes must be quoted • Special characters < > and & must always be escaped XML Basics- Well Formed Files • XML is case sensitive Anatomy of an XML file <?xml version="1.0"?> <workorder priority="high"datedue="09/30/2001"> <submitter> <name first="Jennifer" last="Kyrnin" /> <email>html.guide@about.com</email> <account number="11001100" /> Container or root X...