Rails - Aug 2009 - Output XML to File

I am trying to read some information based on a user id, then search the
database for the needed info and build an XML file. Everything seems to
be working fine; I read the info, I create the xml and even spit
"stuff"
out to file. The issue is that the "stuff" I am writing to a file is a
xml/html cross cluster #@%$ of stuff. Here is some code:

  if !params[:id].blank?
    @user = User.find_by_id(params[:id])

    @xml = ::Builder::XmlMarkup.new
    @unusedtickets = Unusedticket.find(:all, :conditions =>
[''user_id ? and
      updated = true'', @user.id])
  end

  @xml.DocumentElemnts{
    for unusedticket in @unusedtickets
      @xml.unusedtickets do
        @xml.account_id(unusedticket.account_id)
        @xml.locator(unusedticket.locator)
        @xml.ticketnumber(unusedticket.ticketnumber)
        @xml.traveler(unusedticket.traveler)
        @xml.issuedate(unusedticket.issuedate)
      end
    end
  }

  headers["Content-Type"] ||= ''text/xml''
  headers[''Cache-Control''] = ''private''
  headers["Content-Disposition"] ||= "attachment;
filename=\"test_xml\""
  render :text => @xml, :layout => nil


I really thought that if I said :layout => nil that would strip away all
the html formatting, but apperantly not. Is there a way that I can write
this information to a file and have it be strictly XML? Thanks,

-S
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How about:

puts User.find_by_id(params[:id]).to_xml



On Aug 4, 5:42 pm, Shandy Nantz
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I am trying to read some information based on a user id, then search the
> database for the needed info and build an XML file. Everything seems to
> be working fine; I read the info, I create the xml and even spit
"stuff"
> out to file. The issue is that the "stuff" I am writing to a file
is a
> xml/html cross cluster #@%$ of stuff. Here is some code:
>
>   if !params[:id].blank?
>     @user = User.find_by_id(params[:id])
>
>     @xml = ::Builder::XmlMarkup.new
>     @unusedtickets = Unusedticket.find(:all, :conditions =>
[''user_id > ? and
>       updated = true'', @user.id])
>   end
>
>   @xml.DocumentElemnts{
>     for unusedticket in @unusedtickets
>       @xml.unusedtickets do
>         @xml.account_id(unusedticket.account_id)
>         @xml.locator(unusedticket.locator)
>         @xml.ticketnumber(unusedticket.ticketnumber)
>         @xml.traveler(unusedticket.traveler)
>         @xml.issuedate(unusedticket.issuedate)
>       end
>     end
>   }
>
>   headers["Content-Type"] ||= ''text/xml''
>   headers[''Cache-Control''] = ''private''
>   headers["Content-Disposition"] ||= "attachment;
filename=\"test_xml\""
>   render :text => @xml, :layout => nil
>
> I really thought that if I said :layout => nil that would strip away all
> the html formatting, but apperantly not. Is there a way that I can write
> this information to a file and have it be strictly XML? Thanks,
>
> -S
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.