Question : filter nodes with xquery

HI All,

I have an xml field with the following contents:

 
   
   
 
 
    hohohoho
 


How do I query that field to exclude nodes with a cultureName attribute other than 'en-GB'. Nodex without a cultureName attribute should stay included so the results should be this:

 
   
 
 
    hohohoho
 

Answer : filter nodes with xquery

I dont think u can perform 'Select' and 'Modify' at the same time. It's like executing Update query in a select statement. However here's a work arround tht i have got for u. see if fits the bill. I created a dummy test table to give u a clear idea. All the scripts are included in the code below.
Cheers,
Amit
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/***************************Test Table Creation************************/
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[TestTable](
	[RowID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
	[RowName] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
	[Data] [xml] NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_TestTable] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
	[RowID] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX  = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
/*********************************************************************/
/***************************Insert Values*****************************/
Declare @Request As XML
Set @Request = '

	
		
		
		
		
		
	
	
		hohohoho
	

'
Insert	Into TestTable
		(
			RowName
			,Data
		)
Values	(
			'Row 1 Data'
			,@Request
		)

Set @Request = '

	
		
		
		
		
	
	
		hohohoho
	

'
Insert	Into TestTable
		(
			RowName
			,Data
		)
Values	(
			'Row 2 Data'
			,@Request
		)

Set @Request = '

	
		
		
		
	
	
		hohohoho
	

'
Insert	Into TestTable
		(
			RowName
			,Data
		)
Values	(
			'Row 3 Data'
			,@Request
		)
/*********************************************************************/
/***************************Select Logic *****************************/

/*Dont perform 'modify' in the select statement. Instead get the whole xml in a variable and the do the 'modify' thingy*/
Set @Request = (
			Select	RowID
					,RowName
					,Data
			From	TestTable
			For		XML Auto,Root('RootData')
		)

Set	@Request.modify('delete (//Properties/Cultures/Culture[@cultureName != "en-GB"])')

/*Get the data in XML format*/
Select	@Request

/*Get the data in tabular format*/
Select	A.B.value('@RowID', 'Int') As RowID
		,A.B.value('@RowName', 'Varchar(50)')
		,A.B.query('*')
From	@Request.nodes('//RootData/TestTable') A(B)
/*********************************************************************/
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