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{
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"id": "ef32b2b5-9739-4622-aa50-ac9e6a93c43c",
"name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
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"parameters": {},
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{
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"name": "Show 16 random products",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.mySql",
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360
],
"parameters": {
"query": "SELECT * from products\nORDER BY RAND()\nLIMIT 16;",
"options": {},
"operation": "executeQuery"
},
"credentials": {
"mySql": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "Product.Code",
"value": "={{ $json.productCode }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Name",
"value": "={{ $json.productName }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Line",
"value": "={{ $json.productLine }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Scale",
"value": "={{ $json.productScale }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Price",
"value": "={{ $json.MSRP }}"
}
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"name": "Convert to XML",
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{
"name": "Product.Name",
"value": "={{ $json.productName }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Line",
"value": "={{ $json.productLine }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Scale",
"value": "={{ $json.productScale }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.$.Price",
"value": "={{ $json.MSRP }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.$.Code",
"value": "={{ $json.productCode }}"
},
{
"name": "Product.Description",
"value": "={{ $json.productDescription }}"
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"content": "## Simple conversion to XML"
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"content": "## XML tags with attributes"
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"parameters": {
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"fileName": "=/home/node/.n8n/{{ $binary.data.fileName }}"
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}
}
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mySql
About this workflow
Create 2 Xml Files With And Without Xml Attributes. Uses manualTrigger, mySql, itemLists, xml. Event-driven trigger; 13 nodes.
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