def save_records_to_file(filename, recordList, format="xml"):
if format == "xml":
index = 0
for record in recordList:
if index > 0:
save_record_to_file(filename + "." + str(index), record)
else:
save_record_to_file(filename, record)
index = index + 1
elif format == "xmllist":
f = open(filename, "w")
f.write("<recordlist>\n")
for record in recordList:
record = SfaRecord(dict=record)
f.write('<record hrn="' + record.get_name() + '" type="' + record.get_type() + '" />\n')
f.write("</recordlist>\n")
f.close()
elif format == "hrnlist":
f = open(filename, "w")
for record in recordList:
record = SfaRecord(dict=record)
f.write(record.get_name() + "\n")
f.close()
else:
# this should never happen
print "unknown output format", format
