# Re: (DBI::Utils::XMLFormatter) Output results as a string?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dbi-xmlformatter-output-results-as-a-string/61991>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 30, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dbi-xmlformatter-output-results-as-a-string/61991 "2006-05-30T16:51:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dbi-xmlformatter-output-results-as-a-string/61991/1 "2006-05-30T16:51:48Z")

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Try this:

DBI::Utils::XMLFormatter.table(  
dbh.select\_all(“select \* from people”), ‘rows’, ‘row’, asdf)  
)

The actual definition looks like this:

XMLFormatter.table(rows, roottag = “rows”, rowtag = “row”,  
output=STDOUT)

HTH,

Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dbi-xmlformatter-output-results-as-a-string/61991/2 "2006-06-09T02:02:01Z")

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Worked like a champ. Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dbi-xmlformatter-output-results-as-a-string/61991/3 "2006-06-07T06:01:59Z")

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I’ll check it out tomorrow and let you know.

Thanks again Dan and sorry for the late response 🙂