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msxml3.dll : The system cannot locate the object specified - Importing XML file in vfp

Asked by: elmbrook

Hi

I have an XML file that requires to be imported into a VFP cursor.

I am using xmltocursor('c:\temp\DGMMETER_20_20090709.xml', 'curMeter',512) as the command and an error occurs which states 'msxml3.dll : The system cannot locate the object specified '

The file is in my windows directory. I am using Vista as my machine.

Can anyone shed some light on what is happening

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2009-07-12 at 21:08:13ID24564315
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Answers

 

by: CaptainCyrilPosted on 2009-07-12 at 22:01:32ID: 24837246

It should be registered:

regsvr3 msxml3.dll.

Is the file in the normal path of Windows?

Windows
Windows\System32

If not then you need to add the path in Computer/Properties/Advanced System Settings/Environment Variables.

 

by: CaptainCyrilPosted on 2009-07-12 at 22:03:22ID: 24837254

List of Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) versions
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269238

Computer Support - regsvr32 msxml3.dll???
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t189162-regsvr32-msxml3dll.html

 

by: Olaf_DoschkePosted on 2009-07-13 at 00:36:50ID: 24837749

You probably didn't install the VFP prerequisites. Or the install of MSXML in the prerequisites did tell you it found a newer version. That's fine in itself, but XMLToCursor needs MSXML3 installed.

Bye, Olaf.

 

by: elmbrookPosted on 2009-07-13 at 13:53:10ID: 24843813

Hi

Thanks for all your answers. I thought that when vfp9 was installed it would automatically register the dll file. I am running vfp9 sp2.

In reply to response 1, the DLL file is in the system32 directory. I ran regsvr32 msxml3.dll and it registered the file. I then ran my line in vfp9 SP2 xmltocursor('c:\temp\DGMMETER_20_20090709.xml', 'curMeter',512)
and I am still getting the same error.

Reply2 - thank you for the info.
Reply3 VFP9 SP2 must install the MSXML3.DLL file therefore it is installed. I have found it in my machine.

Still having the problem. Is there any other help?

 

by: CaptainCyrilPosted on 2009-07-13 at 14:14:33ID: 24844042

It could be that your application and your registry are not compatible if you are running on Vista.

It could be that you are running the application in admin mode and you registry is under your username. So log in as admin and register it.

It could help best if you install the add-ons that come with VFP 9 CD or DVD.

 

by: elmbrookPosted on 2009-07-13 at 14:44:53ID: 24844298

I have full admin rights on this machine.

I have done some more testing and I am able to run the program below with no problems.

CLEAR
CLOSE DATABASES ALL
USE HOME()+'samples\data\customer'
CURSORTOXML('customer','c:\temp\lcXML',1,512,5,"","","")

XMLTOCURSOR('c:\temp\lcXML',"curCustomerList",512)

I guess it may have something to do with the XML file having multiple nodes?

I have attached a sample of the XML file.

 

by: CaptainCyrilPosted on 2009-07-13 at 22:12:35ID: 24846437

I think there are many versions of the XML file and it uses a specific DLL. I am not sure about this but I have several uninstallations of the XML versions in my Add Remove Programs in Control Panel.

 

by: Olaf_DoschkePosted on 2009-07-14 at 00:42:32ID: 24847025

If your test code works with XMLTOCURSOR of the XML you generated with CURSORTOXML, then MSXML3 should be installed correctly. What about MSXML4? You said "VFP9 SP2 must install the MSXML3.DLL file therefore it is installed" I'd not bet. While MSXML is in the prerequisites, the installer detects newer version and IIRC let's you decide, if you want to install or not, even though since version 3 MSXML will be installed parallel anyway, so you can have MSXML3,4,5, and 6 installed and VFP has use for MSXML3 and 4, 3 is used for XMLTOCURSOR and 4 for the XMLADapter. The SP2 install only checks for VFP being installed, nothing more.

You may still have a broken MSXML3 installation, especially if you simply manually registered some DLL(s).

Try to deinstall MSXML3 and then install this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=28494391-052b-42ff-9674-f752bdca9582&displaylang=en

Bye, Olaf.

 

by: Olaf_DoschkePosted on 2009-07-14 at 00:53:08ID: 24847064

Okay, now I think I got it: XMLToCursor an that XML does generate the same error. But it's not stating that msxml3 is missing, the "object" missing is Daily_EGM_Meters.xsd

Plus yes, this is no flat table XML, it's hiararchic and so you can't turn that into a cursor with XMLTOCursor.

Removing the part xmlns:xsi... in the first <DAILY_EGM_METERS> tag you get some result, but most probably not what you'd expect.

Bye, Olaf.

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