Help in XML File Editing using UDF

[ProgrammingBrain]

i want to Edit an XML file using _XMLDOMWrapper.au3 UDF but i cant there is some thing wrong , i want to edit an value in specified root section in an XML file has many roots sections

for example :want to change value1 data in root1 section to "Data_False"

help

XML File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>
<root1>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
    <value3>data3</value3>
    <value4>data4</value4>
</root1>
<root2>
        <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
</root2>

Code

#include <_XMLDOMWrapper.au3>
#include <Array.au3> 

$sXmlFile = @ScriptDir & "\XML_file.xml"
$sXPath = "/root1/value1"

_XMLFileOpen($sXmlFile)

For $n = 1 To 4
    $aRET = _XMLGetValue($sXPath)
    _ArrayDisplay($aRET, "Before")

    $sNewVal = String($aRET[1] = "Data_False")
    _XMLUpdateField($sXPath, $sNewVal)
    $aRET = _XMLGetValue($sXPath)
    _ArrayDisplay($aRET, "After")
Next

[Bowmore]

An XML document is only allowed to have 1 root node.

You could try modifying the file be adding a proper root element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>

<realRoot>
<root1>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
    <value3>data3</value3>
    <value4>data4</value4>
</root1>
<root2>
        <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
</root2>
</realRoot>

[ProgrammingBrain]

An XML document is only allowed to have 1 root node.

You could try modifying the file be adding a proper root element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>

<realRoot>
<root1>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
    <value3>data3</value3>
    <value4>data4</value4>
</root1>
<root2>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
</root2>
</realRoot>

but i saw some xml files like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>

<root1>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
    <value3>data3</value3>
    <value4>data4</value4>
</root1>
<root2>
        <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
</root2>

[ChrisL]

but i saw some xml files like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>

<root1>
    <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
    <value3>data3</value3>
    <value4>data4</value4>
</root1>
<root2>
        <value1>data1</value1>
    <value2>data2</value2>
</root2>

Really?

Can Internet Explorer open the XML file?

[ProgrammingBrain]

Really?

Can Internet Explorer open the XML file?

no internet explorer cant open it but this xml model for an program config.xml

and this program can write data in root1 and root2 with out any problem ?

[PsaltyDS]

The _XMLDOMWrapper UDF uses the MSXML API. It doesn't have any magic in it that allows it to use badly formatted XML.

What program is it that uses this bad XML for a config file?

[ChrisL]

Your going to need to use some sort of bodge like this...

#include "_XMLDomWrapper.au3"
#Include <String.au3>


$XMLString = _ReturnXMLDataAsString("test.xml","root1")

_XMLLoadXML($XMLString)

$data = _XMLGetFirstValue("/root1/value1")

Msgbox(0,"",$data)


Func _ReturnXMLDataAsString($file,$root)

    Local $Str = FileRead($file)
    Local $aXMLData =  _StringBetween($Str,$root,$root)
    Local $XML = "<" & $root  & $aXMLData[0] &  $root & ">"
    Return $XML

EndFunc


Func _XMLGetFirstValue($node)

    Local $ret_val

    $ret_val = _XMLGetValue($node)
    If IsArray($ret_val) Then
        Return ($ret_val[1])
    Else
        Return SetError(1,3,0)
    EndIf

EndFunc

Edited March 13, 2011 by ChrisL

[ProgrammingBrain]

Fixed

thanks guys for help