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XML Document - reorder attributes

Hi

I have some XML file, in the document the attributes are in wrong order. How do I reorder the attributes of an element?

e.g. data...

<ABC FieldB="...." FieldC="...." FieldA="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>

needs to be

<ABC FieldA="...." FieldB="...." FieldC="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>

Thanks in advance

Meir Rivkin

post the whole xml and i'll write the code which reorder the attributes

Meir Rivkin

C# or vb.net?

rwallacej

ASKER

hi, thanks but unfortunately I can't post the XML for it contains IP.

I found a "crude" way using search/replace on InnerText - but I thought there would be a simpler way

rwallacej

ASKER

it would be interesting to see the code, this is XML sample (in wrong order)

<MyXML>
<ABC FieldB="...." FieldC="...." FieldA="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>
<ABC FieldB="...." FieldC="...." FieldA="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>
<ABC FieldB="...." FieldC="...." FieldA="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>
</MyXML>

correct...

<ABC FieldA="...." FieldB="...." FieldC="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>

Meir Rivkin

can u post the xpath to the elements where you want to reorder the attribute?
for example if the xml is this:

<xml>
<config>
<settings>
<ABC FieldB="...." FieldC="...." FieldA="..." FieldD="1"></ABC>
<<settings>
</config>
</xml>

the xpath is this:

xml/config/settings/ABC

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rwallacej

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great help thanks