# Transfert xml strings

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transfert-xml-strings/139610>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transfert-xml-strings/139610 "2008-06-05T13:44:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jney)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transfert-xml-strings/139610/1 "2008-06-05T13:44:18Z")

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Hi,  
I have a webservice which communicate in xml. i send xml strings to  
rails and they are available in my controller in params variable as  
hash. how can i have directly the xml string? without transform from  
hash to xml.

regards

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**Author:** ![jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jney)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transfert-xml-strings/139610/2 "2008-06-05T13:50:47Z")

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On Jun 5, 12:43 pm, jney [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,  
> I have a webservice which communicate in xml. i send xml strings to  
> rails and they are available in my controller in params variable as  
> hash. how can i have directly the xml string? without transform from  
> hash to xml.

request.raw\_post ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jney)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transfert-xml-strings/139610/3 "2008-06-05T15:40:45Z")

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thank you Fred, request.request\_parameters seems to work too

On Jun 5, 1:49 pm, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)