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Nested XML binded to datalist using PagedDataSource

Asked by DreamMaster in Programming for ASP.NET, .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

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Hello experts,

I am building a website where I am incorporating an XML that holds information on cars. Normally it wouldn't be much of a problem, but the problem starts for me with the structure of the XML. The pictures of each car, are held in a different table of the xml. I'll show a simplified version for simpler reading.

The attaching of this XML is done as following:

    Public Sub BindList()
        dsOccasions.ReadXml(xmlURL)

        With pdsOccasions
            .DataSource = dsOccasions.Tables("occasion").DefaultView
            .AllowPaging = True
            .PageSize = pageSize
            .CurrentPageIndex = currentPage
        End With
        dlOccasions.DataSource = pdsOccasions
        dlOccasions.DataBind()

Not too hard either right?

Now I am binding this data to a datalist, and the only problem I am having so far, is getting the picture to show. I only want the first picture of each car really for this datalist.

    <asp:DataList ID="dlOccasions" runat="server" RepeatColumns="2" RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
        <ItemTemplate>
            <div class="auto">
                <div class="autofoto"><img src="<%#Container.DataItem("foto")%>" border="0" width="132" height="100" style="border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;" alt="<%#Container.DataItem("merk") %> <%#Container.DataItem("model") %> <%#Container.DataItem("uitvoering") %>" /></div>
                <div class="autodetails">
                    <span class="merk"><%#Container.DataItem("brand") %></span><br />
                    <span class="modeluitvoering"><%#Container.DataItem("model") %> <%#Container.DataItem("build")%></span><br />
                    <img src="/images/spacer.gif" border="0" width="1" height="5" /><br />
                    <span class="bullet"><%#Container.DataItem("buildyear")%></span><br />
                    <span class="bullet"><%#GetFuel(Container.DataItem("fuel"))%></span><br />
                    <span class="bullet"><%#GetSchakelmethode(Container.DataItem("transmission"))%></span><br />
                    <span class="bullet"><%#CLng(Container.DataItem("milage"))%> km</span>
                </div>
            </div>
        </ItemTemplate>
       
    </asp:DataList>

I can get everything to display, except for the foto, so ="<%#Container.DataItem("foto")%> doesn't work. Now I expected that, but can anyone help me get this to work? I am almost there and feel it should be quite easy, but just can't get my skull to work as it should.Start Free Trial 
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<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
- <occasions>
- <occasion>
  <brand>ALFA ROMEO</brand> 
- <fotos>
  <foto nr="1">http://URL/77PNNG.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="2">http://URL/77PNNG_2.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="3">http://URL/77PNNG_3.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="4">http://URL/77PNNG_4.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="5">http://URL/77PNNG_5.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="6">http://URL/77PNNG_6.jpg</foto> 
  <foto nr="7">http://URL/77PNNG_7.jpg</foto> 
  </fotos>
  </occasion>
  </occasions>
 
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