Changing XML column to String

[Ergonomist]

Dear KNIMErs,

“Back in my day” it used to be possible to change XML types to String with the old column renamer, which conveniently (but unintuitively) also served as a re-typer… This doesn’t work anymore with the new renamer, and yet there’s no re-typer node apart from the auto type-cast either. Any ideas how to solve this, ideally without code?

I need to move a cell to a variable to check / flow controll missings, and XML types don’t exist in variables either.

Many thanks!

-E

[JPollet]

Hi @Ergonomist ,
Just a string manipulation node with function string() or even join() for example will do the job.
Best,
Joel

[Ergonomist]

Hi Joel,

OK cool, thanks - good point, should have thought of that! :))

Cheers
E

[JPollet]

I also often forget simple things !!

Joel