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XMLDOM - Can it modify XML file contents?

Asked by: sramesh2k

Greetings,

I came across this excellent Technet Magazine / article and it explains how to parse the sections of an XML file using Microsoft.XMLDOM object.

Hey, Scripting Guy!: Chasing Cars… and XML -- TechNet Magazine, February 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/HeyScriptingGuy/default.aspx

Is it possible to modify (or delete a node) an XML file using the Microsoft.XMLDOM object?

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2007-03-29 at 23:22:51ID22482172
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xml

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modify

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Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

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Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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Answers

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-03-29 at 23:23:28ID: 18821846

If that's not possible, any idea how to accomplish this using VB 2005?

 

by: DarrenDPosted on 2007-03-30 at 01:04:29ID: 18822064

Hi,

Yes it is possible but you would be better off using the System.Xml namespace and loading your XML file into a XmlDocument object and then work on it from there.

Something like this should work:

Import System.Xml


Put this into the form load event of an application:

Dim mdocNewXmlDoc2 As New XmlDocument
Dim oRootNode As XmlNode
Dim oNode As XmlNode

Try

  mdocNewXmlDoc2.Load("C:\test\test.xml")

  oRootNode = mdocNewXmlDoc2.DocumentElement()
  oNode = oRootNode.SelectSingleNode("/Message/NodeToDelete1")

  If Not oNode Is Nothing Then
    oRootNode.RemoveChild(oNode)
  End If

  mdocNewXmlDoc2.Save("C:\test\test.xml")

Catch ex As SystemException
  MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try


Here is an example of the XMl file used. This is a very simple example

<Message>
  <NodeToDelete1>Hello</NodeToDelete1>
  <NodeToDelete2>Hello</NodeToDelete2>
  <NodeToDelete3>Hello</NodeToDelete3>
  <NodeToDelete4>Hello</NodeToDelete4>
  <NodeToDelete5>Hello</NodeToDelete5>
</Message>

Hope this helps,

Darren

 

by: paraman_dxbPosted on 2007-03-30 at 02:46:47ID: 18822311

Yes you can,

see the following function it can delete a node given.

Function deleteNode(strXMLFile, strNode)
 Dim objDom
 Dim objRoot
 Dim objNode
 set objXML = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
 objXML.async = false
 objXML.load strXMLFile
 Set objRoot = objXML.documentElement
 Set objNode = objRoot.SelectSingleNode("NodeName='" & strNode& "'")
 objRoot.removeChild(objNode)
 objXML.save strXMLFile
 End Function

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-03-30 at 04:24:16ID: 18822529

Thanks, Darren and paraman_dxb for the codes and explanation. If I have a similar XML file, and if I want to delete the particular node which contains the word "Access", do I need to use the filtering option?

<Data>
  <Script>
    <Category>Microsoft Office</Category>
    <Title>How Can I Print a Microsoft Access Report?</Title>
  </Script>
  <Script>
    <Category>Microsoft Office</Category>
    <Title>How Can I Compact a Microsoft Access Database?</Title>
  </Script>
  <Script>
    <Category>Microsoft Office</Category>
    <Title>How Can I Change an Existing Hyperlink in a Microsoft Word Document?</Title>
  </Script>
  <Script>
    <Category>Enterprise Servers</Category>
    <Title>How Can I Create a Table in a SQL Server Database?</Title>
  </Script>
</Data>

 

by: DarrenDPosted on 2007-03-30 at 04:42:50ID: 18822575

If the Node Title Contains 'Access'  do you want to delete the entire script node or just the title?

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-03-30 at 04:44:14ID: 18822579

Darren,

>> do you want to delete the entire script node or just the title

I want to delete the entire "Script" node.

 

by: DarrenDPosted on 2007-03-30 at 04:50:20ID: 18822590

Try this

        Dim mdocNewXmlDoc2 As New XmlDocument
        Dim oNodeList As XmlNodeList
        Dim oRootNode As XmlNode
        Dim oNode As XmlNode

        Try
            mdocNewXmlDoc2.Load("C:\test\test.xml")

            oRootNode = mdocNewXmlDoc2.DocumentElement()
            oNodeList = oRootNode.SelectNodes("/Data/Script")

            For Each oNode In oNodeList
                If oNode.InnerText.Contains("Access") Then
                    oRootNode.RemoveChild(oNode)
                End If
            Next

            mdocNewXmlDoc2.Save("C:\test\test.xml")

        Catch ex As SystemException
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-03-30 at 04:50:51ID: 18822594

Thanks! Will post back after trying it.

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-04-02 at 00:18:07ID: 18834737

Just installed VB 2005 in my Vista system. Will try it tonight and post back.

 

by: sramesh2kPosted on 2007-04-02 at 09:48:50ID: 18837724

Tried Darren's method and it worked a treat.

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