XML Namespace and ASP SelectNodes

werD420 · August 12th, 2005, 01:09 PM

Hey All'
i have the following ebay api response thats saved as an xml file

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<GeteBayOfficialTimeResponse  xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
    <Timestamp>2005-08-12T02:33:09.184Z</Timestamp>
    <Ack>Success</Ack>
    <CorrelationID>00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-0000000000</CorrelationID>
    <Version>421</Version>
    <Build>e421_core_Bundled_1630320_R1</Build>
</GeteBayOfficialTimeResponse>

And im using the following asp code to load the doc and display the info from the Timestamp.

Code:

<%
xmlNamespace = "urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents:"
Set xmlDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xmlDoc.async = false
xmlDoc.load("1.xml")
xmlDoc.setProperty"SelectionNamespaces","xmlns:b='urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents'"
set y = xmlDoc.selectNodes("//b:Timestamp/text()")

For each x in y
Response.Write(y)
Next
%>

I receive no error but i believe my issue is in the bolded above can anyone tell me the proper way to do this?

joefawcett · August 13th, 2005, 04:41 AM

That should work, with the extra part below, although a more efficient search, avoiding the costly "//" is:

Code:

set y = xmlDoc.selectNodes("/*/b:Timestamp/text()")

You need to show the nodeValue or the data property of the returned nodes.

Code:

Response.write x.nodeValue 'or x.data as it's a text node

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)