How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

[raghudr@gmail.com]

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes " ?>
- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
<Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
</AddressSpace>


Hi all,

I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
comparing and copying some data to other files like that.

Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
put it in another .xml file

<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

root element i want to copy

I can do it this way

string strfiletype =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("xsi:noName spaceSchemaLoca tion".ToString( ));
string strName =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("Name".ToSt ring());
string strConfigMax =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("ConfigMax" .ToString());

....

and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.

But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is may not
know the attribute name

hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
it in a new .xml file.

please help me on this

thanks in advance
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

raghudr@gmail.c om wrote:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes " ?>
- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
<Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
</AddressSpace>
>
>
Hi all,
>
I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
comparing and copying some data to other files like that.
>
Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
put it in another .xml file
>
<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

You can use ImportNode on the DocumentElement e.g.

XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
doc1.Load(@"XML File1.xml");

XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();
doc2.AppendChil d(doc2.ImportNo de(doc1.Documen tElement, false));
doc2.Save("XMLF ile2.xml");


That way you copy the element and its attributes from doc1 to doc2.




--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Family Tree Mike]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

I found this trick once to do this (copy docInput DocumentElement to
docOutput):


XmlNode n = docOutput.Impor tNode(docInput. DocumentElement , true);
docOutput.Docum entElement.Appe ndChild(n);

Hope this helps.

<raghudr@gmail. comwrote in message
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<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes " ?>
- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
<Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
</AddressSpace>
>
>
Hi all,
>
I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
comparing and copying some data to other files like that.
>
Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
put it in another .xml file
>
<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
>
root element i want to copy
>
I can do it this way
>
string strfiletype =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("xsi:noName spaceSchemaLoca tion".ToString( ));
string strName =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("Name".ToSt ring());
string strConfigMax =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("ConfigMax" .ToString());
>
...
>
and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.
>
But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is may not
know the attribute name
>
hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
it in a new .xml file.
>
please help me on this
>
thanks in advance
RAGHU
>

[Family Tree Mike]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

I just saw Martin's response. The difference in the true/false argument to
ImportNode is whether the subelements come along for the ride. It was not
clear if you wanted them or not.

"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeMike @ThisOldHouse.c omwrote in message
news:%23KqOHvbP JHA.4576@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

>I found this trick once to do this (copy docInput DocumentElement to
>docOutput):
>
>
XmlNode n = docOutput.Impor tNode(docInput. DocumentElement , true);
docOutput.Docum entElement.Appe ndChild(n);
>
Hope this helps.
>
<raghudr@gmail. comwrote in message
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><?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes " ?>
>- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
>ConfigMax="1 " xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> <Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
> <Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
></AddressSpace>
>>
>>
>Hi all,
>>
>I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
>comparing and copying some data to other files like that.
>>
>Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
>put it in another .xml file
>>
><AddressSpac e xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
>ConfigMax="1 " xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
>>
>root element i want to copy
>>
>I can do it this way
>>
> string strfiletype =
>xdoc.DocumentE lement.GetAttri bute("xsi:noNam espaceSchemaLoc ation".ToString ());
> string strName =
>xdoc.DocumentE lement.GetAttri bute("Name".ToS tring());
> string strConfigMax =
>xdoc.DocumentE lement.GetAttri bute("ConfigMax ".ToString( ));
>>
>...
>>
>and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.
>>
>But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is may not
>know the attribute name
>>
>hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
>it in a new .xml file.
>>
>please help me on this
>>
>thanks in advance
>RAGHU
>>

>

[raghudr@gmail.com]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

On Nov 3, 7:03 pm, "Family Tree Mike"
<FamilyTreeM... @ThisOldHouse.c omwrote:

I just saw Martin's response.  The difference in the true/false argument to
ImportNode is whether the subelements come along for the ride.  It was not
clear if you wanted them or not.
>
"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeM... @ThisOldHouse.c omwrote in messagenews:%23 KqOHvbPJHA.4576 @TK2MSFTNGP03.p hx.gbl...
>
>
>

I found this trick once to do this (copy docInput DocumentElement to
docOutput):

>

  XmlNode n = docOutput.Impor tNode(docInput. DocumentElement , true);
  docOutput.Docum entElement.Appe ndChild(n);

>

Hope this helps.

>

<ragh...@gmail. comwrote in message
news:0e4b0ef3-2910-464d-923f-b405f6c0749d@n3 3g2000pri.googl egroups.com....

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes " ?>
- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
 <Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
</AddressSpace>

>

Hi all,

>

I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
comparing and copying some data to other files like that.

>

Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
put it in another .xml file

>

<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

>

root element i want to copy

>

I can do it this way

>

            string strfiletype =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("xsi:noName spaceSchemaLoca tion".ToString( ));
           string strName =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("Name".ToSt ring());
          string strConfigMax =
xdoc.DocumentEl ement.GetAttrib ute("ConfigMax" .ToString());

>

...

>

and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.

>

But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is  may not
know the attribute name

>

hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
it in a new .xml file.

>

please help me on this

>

thanks in advance
RAGHU- Hide quoted text -

>
- Show quoted text -

Hi all,

Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.

The other things should not be copied.

<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespace SchemaLocation= "prince.xsd " Name="U2"

ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http ://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

only this i will copy and put it in a new .xml file

can anyone please tell me on this

Thanks in advance,
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

raghudr@gmail.c om wrote:

Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.

I did show you how to do that in

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp/msg/4918fc77247f5837

--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[raghudr@gmail.com]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

On Nov 3, 10:58 pm, Martin Honnen <mahotr...@yaho o.dewrote:

ragh...@gmail.c om wrote:

Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.

>
I did show you how to do that inhttp://groups.google.c om/group/microsoft.publi c.dotnet.langua ges.csha...
>
--
>
        Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
       http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Hi martin,

your solution is working, but one problem is there:-

XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
doc1.Load(@"XML File1.xml");


XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();
doc2.Load(@"new file.xml"); -->(This is the change in my
code- i have loaded a new file- the new file is a result of lot of
operations done using the dataset class
with
rootelement as only <Addressspace/>.I want to open the new file
replace only the rootelement line to proper one(full
l line) and
then save it.I don't want to touch any nodes.

doc2.AppendChil d(doc2.ImportNo de(doc1.Documen tElement,
false)); //if i put this code the newfile .xml file will have only the
rootelement and nothing else
doc2.Save("XMLF ile2.xml");

please help on this

thanks in advance,
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

Re: How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

raghudr@gmail.c om wrote:

XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
doc1.Load(@"XML File1.xml");
>
>
XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();
doc2.Load(@"new file.xml"); -->(This is the change in my
code- i have loaded a new file- the new file is a result of lot of
operations done using the dataset class
with
rootelement as only <Addressspace/>.I want to open the new file
replace only the rootelement line to proper one(full
l line) and
then save it.I don't want to touch any nodes.
>
doc2.AppendChil d(doc2.ImportNo de(doc1.Documen tElement,
false)); //if i put this code the newfile .xml file will have only the
rootelement and nothing else
doc2.Save("XMLF ile2.xml");

You can't solve that with a single operation. You need to store the
DocumentElement first e.g.
XmlNode oldRoot = doc2.DocumentEl ement;
XmlNode newRoot = doc2.ImportNode (doc1.DocumentE lement, false);
doc2.ReplaceChi ld(newRoot, oldRoot);
while (oldRoot.HasChi ldNodes)
{
newRoot.AppendC hild(oldRoot.Fi rstChild);
}
doc2.Save("XMLF ile2.xml");


--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/