I have written an XML document out from a process which has some quantity values in an element. A Web Form will decrement these quantity values. Is there some way of updating the XML document rather than having to read and rewrite the whole document out each time a user causes the values to be decremented. Since I am decrementing, there will be no chnage to the physical length of the XML element.



Kerry O'Carroll
Interphase Systems P/L
[email protected]

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Kerry O\'Carroll

If you change the file, how else could you possibly save the changes apart from reading the entire file, changing it and then writing it back out. I suppose you could write something that changed the character at a particular byte address on the storage device, but this would seem to me to be more work than it's worth.

Particularly with XML, it should be fairly simple to just open the document in an XML document object, change the node in question, then save the document back to disk. Did you have something else in mind?

Thanks for the advice. I will look at changing the way you suggested.

I am just learning XML so any advice is greaterly appreciated.

Thanks again

Kerry O'Carroll
Interphase Systems P/L
[email protected]

Peter,

What is the best way to change the Node and write it back.

Thanks

Kerry O'Carroll

I should add, that I am having trouble using the XmlLoad

        Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument

        xmlDoc.LoadXml(Server.MapPath(".") & "\available.xml")

When I run the above I get an error. If I code the XML data into a string it works. If I read the data into the string, it strips off all the special xml codes and entities etc. just leave the data.

How do I load an XML file into a DOM so I can update it.

I am using ASP .NET with VB

Kerry O'Carroll

Can you provide details on the error you are getting? That looks right to me.

Peter,

Following is the error mesage:


Server Error in '/WebReservation' Application.
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The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Xml.XmlException: The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.

Source Error:


Line 631:
Line 632: ' This is where I get the error
Line 633: xmlDoc.LoadXml(strData)
Line 634:
Line 635:


Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebReservation\WebReservation.a spx.vb Line: 633

Stack Trace:


[XmlException: The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.]
   System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseRoot() +295
   System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read() +127
   System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.ReadWithCollectText Token()
   System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.Read()
   System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) +80
   System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) +72
   System.Xml.XmlDocument.LoadXml(String xml)
   WebReservation.WebReservation.Update_Available() in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebReservation\WebReservation.a spx.vb:633
   WebReservation.WebReservation.btnAccept_Click(Obje ct sender, EventArgs e) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebReservation\WebReservation.a spx.vb:210
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData)
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2032; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2032

Kerry O'Carroll

Hi,

Problem with LoadXml solved.

When loading from a file, use .Load not .LoadXml


Kerry O'Carroll

Hi,

I have another problem when I save the the XML file using the following instructions:

        Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument
        Dim availNodes As XmlNodeList
        Dim availNode As XmlNode

        xmlDoc.Load(Server.MapPath(".") & "\release_available.xml")
        ...........
        xmlDoc.Save(Server.MapPath(".") & "\release_available.xml")

How can I re-save this file after I update it. There should be no other processes using this file.

HERE IS THE ERROR MESSAGE


The process cannot access the file "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebReservation\release_availab le.xml" because it is being used by another process.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebReservation\release_availab le.xml" because it is being used by another process.

Source Error:


Line 590:
Line 591:
Line 592: xmlDoc.Save(Server.MapPath(".") & "\release_available.xml")
Line 593:
Line 594: End Sub





Kerry O'Carroll

I have solved my problem with XmlDoc.Save. The file was being protected from overwritting by the fact it was still open in my program (logic problem).

I will now focus on updating the Nodes.

Thanks for all your help.

Regards

Kerry O'Carroll