Handling namespaces in XML...

[Christmas]

I think I understand using XMLnamespaceman ager but I don't have a handle on what I'm doing wrong.

Here is a XML snippet.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?> 
- <NewDataSet xmlns="http://www.inc.com.sc/MF_File">
- <MF_File xmlns="http://www.inc.com.sc/MF_File" version="1.0">
  <MFFileID>File12345</MFFileID> 
  <FileType>MF</FileType> 
  <FileDateTime>2012-07-19T16:58:18.210-04:00</FileDateTime> 
  <JobControlNumber>ABVDREG_12</JobControlNumber> 
  <TotalPackages>1</TotalPackages> 
  <PrintCompleteDateTime>2012-07-19T17:58:18.210-04:00</PrintCompleteDateTime> 
  <InsertCompleteDateTime>2012-07-19T18:58:18.210-04:00</InsertCompleteDateTime> 
  <SortCompleteDateTime>2012-07-19T19:00:18.210-04:00</SortCompleteDateTime> 
- <Batch>
  <PrintFileName>PrintFile1</PrintFileName> 
- <Package>
  <CustomerPackageKey>00000000000002</CustomerPackageKey> 
  <IncepturePackageKey>ABCD100X000001Q</IncepturePackageKey> 
  <DispositionId>5</DispositionId> 
  <DispositionDescription>Insert Successful</DispositionDescription> 
  </Package>

Here is my code:

Dim mf_xmld As New XmlDocument()
Dim mf_nodelist As XmlNodeList
Dim mf_node As XmlNode = mf_xmld.DocumentElement

'Create the XML Document
mf_xmld = New XmlDocument()

'Load the Xml file
 mf_xmld.Load("C:\testxml.xml")
Dim xmlnsManager As New XmlNamespaceManager(mf_xmld.NameTable)
xmlnsManager.AddNamespace("nds", "http://www.inc.com.sc/MF_File")

'Get the list of name nodes 
mf_nodelist = mf_xmld.SelectNodes("nds:NewDataSet/nds:MF_FIle/nds:Batch/nds:Package", xmlnsManager)
'mf_nodelist = mf_xmld.ChildNodes
'Loop through the nodes
For Each mf_node In mf_nodelist
  Dim customerpackagekeyvalue = mf_node.ChildNodes.Item(0).InnerText
  Dim incepturepackagekeyvalue = mf_node.ChildNodes.Item(1).InnerText
  Dim dispositionIdvalue = mf_node.ChildNodes.Item(2).InnerText
  Dim DispositionDescriptionvalue = mf_node.ChildNodes.Item(3).InnerText

I am very new to XML so forgive any obvious flaws and thanks in advance for your help.

Christmas

[Christmas]

I have this figured out.