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problem deserialising an xml file

I have the following:
Private Function ConvertXMLToBDC(ByVal xmlPathFile As String) As BdcHandoffFile
Dim tmpBDC As New BdcHandoffFile
Dim deSerialiser As XmlSerializer
Dim xmlReader As New XmlTextReader(xmlPathFile)

deSerialiser = New XmlSerializer(typeof(tmpBDC))

tmpBDC = deSerialiser.Deserialize(xmlReader)

Return tmpBDC
End Function

I'm literally just trying to deserialise an xml file into an object.

I'm getting the error 'Is' expected at the line:
deSerialiser = New XmlSerializer(typeof(tmpBDC))

Bob Learned

That is an example of mixing VB.NET and C# code:

deSerialiser = New XmlSerializer(GetType(tmpBDC))

Bob

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ASKER

lol!!

ah soz.....im doing this for the first time and am ripping stuff of the net.

could you give a full vb.net example?

Bob Learned

Example of what?

Bob

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deserialising an xml file in vb.net 2.0

Bob Learned

May I ask what the bigger picture is here? What is using this functionality?

Bob

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i will be receiving an object via a webservice.

at the moment tho i only have the serialised version of it in an xml file.

so i want to create the object using the xml so i can replicate receiving the object via the webservice and work with it from there.

Bob Learned

So you have an object represented in an XML file, and you are trying to deserialize that object into a reference.

What is wrong with your code? Are you getting exceptions?

Bob

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Dim strDBname As String
Dim oReg As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
oReg = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Travelink\Configuration")
strDBname = oReg.GetValue("TcatDatabase")

Dim strQuoteID As String
Dim _bdcImportFile As New BdcHandoffFile
Dim _objTravelinkHandoff As New TravelinkHandoff
'_bdcImportFile = ConvertXMLToBDC(_pathToExampleBDCFile)

strQuoteID = CStr(_objTravelinkHandoff.CreateQuote(_bdcImportFile))

MsgBox(strQuoteID)

gives me the error:
'Is' Expected

on line:
deSerialiser = New XmlSerializer(typeof(tmpBDC))

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