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Just seeing if someone has a better method out there. I am currently receiving an xml string back in my web app. I was looking for a way to convert that xml string into something more usable that i can parse through on the fly and go through each one of the elements.

I am using vb.net

Thanks

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jimseiwert

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Is there a way to do this without passing a file? I am trying to avoid creating a file just to read it and then delete it. I have the xml string already in memory?

Also can you provide an example of how you read your above example.

Thanks,
Jim

jimseiwert

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I dont need the example, I understand your method. Thanks,

If you can think of a way i can do this without loading a file.

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jimseiwert

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I am getting the following message when it gets to the .load - Illegal characters in path. , any thoughts ?

I tried to pass it a file and a xml string

ozoid

Have you got a properly formatted xml document
you may need to add
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
to the beginning of the string to ensure the XMLDocument object knows whats happening..

the LoadXml function should take a string - exactly what would be the contents of the file..

jimseiwert

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Hey i was able to read the xml, it was my error. I did not change it to loadxml.

Any idea using your method how to read subtags?

ozoid

Hi
To read child tags - check the node hasChildNodes then use another for next loop and more select case statements.

If xrn.HasChildNodes Then
xnl = xrn.ChildNodes
For l As Integer = 0 To xnl.Count - 1