Bridging HTML and XML: Seamlessly Overcome Format Conversion Barriers
Resolve compatibility issues between HTML and XML so you can streamline your data transformation workflows with ease and accuracy.
The Challenge
Converting HTML files into XML-compatible formats often creates challenges such as broken image references, unrecognized tags, and invalid syntax that reduce usability. When these conversions fail, you are forced to spend excessive time troubleshooting and manually testing different tools to resolve format discrepancies.
The Solution
By standardizing your input HTML and using Trinity’s integrated components, you can fully automate the conversion process. The Reader plugin ingests the HTML, the Python Extract Transformer applies conversion through external packages, and the Writer plugin delivers a cleaned, XML-compatible file ready for use.
Workflow Overview and Steps
Step 0
The overall workflow is structured as illustrated in the accompanying design diagram.
The overall workflow is structured as illustrated in the accompanying design diagram.
Step 1 – Configure Reader
Select “File Reader – CSV Format” from the plugin dropdown menu to load the raw HTML content from the input file.
Select “File Reader – CSV Format” from the plugin dropdown menu to load the raw HTML content from the input file.
Step 2 – Python Extract Transformer
Leverage the BeautifulSoup method from the bs4 Python package in the Python Extract Transformer. This parses and systematically converts the HTML content into well-formed XML structure.
Leverage the BeautifulSoup method from the bs4 Python package in the Python Extract Transformer. This parses and systematically converts the HTML content into well-formed XML structure.
Step 3 – Configure Writer
Select “File Writer – Text File (CSV Format)” from the plugin dropdown menu to write the converted XML output to a new CSV file, completing the transformation process.
Select “File Writer – Text File (CSV Format)” from the plugin dropdown menu to write the converted XML output to a new CSV file, completing the transformation process.
