mysql> 
mysql> CREATE TABLE MyTable 
    ->       (MATCHNO      INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, 
    ->        MATCH_INFO   TEXT); 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) 
 
mysql> 
mysql> INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (1, 
    -> '<match number=1>Value1 
    '>     <team>Team1 
    '>        <number>1</number> 
    '>        <division>first</division> 
    '>     </team> 
    '>     <Employee>Emp1 
    '>        <number>6</number> 
    '>        <name>Name1 
    '>           <lastname>Link</lastname> 
    '>           <initials>R</initials> 
    '>        </name> 
    '>        <address>Address1 
    '>           <street>Street1</street> 
    '>           <houseno>80</houseno> 
    '>           <postcode>1234KK</postcode> 
    '>           <town>Stratford</town> 
    '>        </address> 
    '>     </Employee> 
    '>     <sets>Set1 
    '>        <won>3</won> 
    '>        <lost>1</lost> 
    '>     </sets> 
    '>  </match>') 
    -> ; 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) 
 
mysql> INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (9, 
    -> '<match number=9>Match2 
    '>     <team>Team2 
    '>        <number>2</number> 
    '>        <division>second</division> 
    '>     </team> 
    '>     <Employee>Emp2 
    '>        <number>27</number> 
    '>        <name>Name2 
    '>           <lastname>Smith</lastname> 
    '>           <initials>DD</initials> 
    '>        </name> 
    '>        <address>Address2 
    '>           <street>Street2</street> 
    '>           <houseno>804</houseno> 
    '>           <postcode>8457DK</postcode> 
    '>           <town>Eltham</town> 
    '>        </address> 
    '>        <phones>Phone1 
    '>           <number>1234567</number> 
    '>           <number>1111111</number> 
    '>           <number>2222222</number> 
    '>           <number>3333333</number> 
    '>        </phones> 
    '>     </Employee> 
    '>     <sets>Set2 
    '>        <won>3</won> 
    '>        <lost>2</lost> 
    '>     </sets> 
    '>  </match>') 
    -> ; 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) 
 
mysql> INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (12, 
    -> '<match number=12>Value12 
    '>     <team>Team2 
    '>        <number>2</number> 
    '>        <division>second</division> 
    '>     </team> 
    '>     <Employee>Emp9 
    '>        <number>8</number> 
    '>        <name>Name8 
    '>           <lastname>Mary</lastname> 
    '>           <initials>B</initials> 
    '>        </name> 
    '>        <address>Street4 
    '>           <street>Station Road</street> 
    '>           <houseno>4</houseno> 
    '>           <postcode>6584RO</postcode> 
    '>           <town>Inglewood</town> 
    '>        </address> 
    '>        <address>Address8 
    '>           <street>Street3</street> 
    '>           <houseno>14</houseno> 
    '>           <postcode>2728YG</postcode> 
    '>           <town>Douglas</town> 
    '>        </address> 
    '>     </Employee> 
    '>     <sets>Set12 
    '>        <won>1</won> 
    '>        <lost>3</lost> 
    '>     </sets> 
    '>  </match>'); 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) 
 
mysql> 
mysql> SELECT   MATCHNO, 
    ->          EXTRACTVALUE(MATCH_INFO, '/match/team/division') 
    ->                       AS DIVISION 
    -> FROM     MyTable; 
+---------+----------+ 
| MATCHNO | DIVISION | 
+---------+----------+ 
|       1 | NULL     | 
|       9 | NULL     | 
|      12 | NULL     | 
+---------+----------+ 
3 rows in set, 3 warnings (0.00 sec) 
 
mysql> 
mysql> 
mysql> drop table MyTable; 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) 
 
mysql> 
 
    
     
     
     
  
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