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Hello,

this is the first time I have to edit a xml file and I need some help with that.

Here is the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>showTrayIcon</key>
    <false></false>
    <key>initialized</key>
    <true></true>
    <key>boomeranged</key>
    <false></false>
    <array>
      <dict>
        <key>uIdentifier</key>
        <integer>2</integer>
        <key>type</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
        <key>bDisabled</key>
        <false></false>
        <key>bOverrideOSPolicy</key>
        <false></false>
      </dict>
    </array>
  </dict>
</plist>

Now under the <key>bDisabled</key> I want to change <false></false> to <true></true>.

I know that there is an UDF _XMLDomWrapper.au3 but I don't know how to use it.

Could someone please help me with that?

Thank you very much

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Did you try here:

 

??

 

btw.

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wow, that XML structure is horrible.  Is that some products XML, or something you created?

Generally, when something is related to something, it would be an attribute, or a child element like this...so you can reliably grab the element every time:

<something><enabled>true</enabled></something
<something @enabled='true' />

or at least a key value pairing...

<element @‌key='enabled' @‌value='true'/>

I'll give you an example working with that terrible XML in a minute.

Another edit...to actually require the script to delete and add new elements...I mean, my mind is blown at the deficiencies of this xml :).

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Here you go...I implore you to create a better structure using one of the three examples I provided.

Local $oErrorHandler = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "Var_ErrFunc")
$sXML = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' & @CRLF & _
'<plist version="1.0">' & @CRLF & _
'  <dict>' & @CRLF & _
'    <key>showTrayIcon</key>' & @CRLF & _
'    <false></false>' & @CRLF & _
'    <key>initialized</key>' & @CRLF & _
'    <true></true>' & @CRLF & _
'    <key>boomeranged</key>' & @CRLF & _
'    <false></false>' & @CRLF & _
'    <array>' & @CRLF & _
'      <dict>' & @CRLF & _
'        <key>uIdentifier</key>' & @CRLF & _
'        <integer>2</integer>' & @CRLF & _
'        <key>type</key>' & @CRLF & _
'        <integer>1</integer>' & @CRLF & _
'        <key>bDisabled</key>' & @CRLF & _
'        <false></false>' & @CRLF & _
'        <key>bOverrideOSPolicy</key>' & @CRLF & _
'        <false></false>' & @CRLF & _
'      </dict>' & @CRLF & _
'    </array>' & @CRLF & _
'  </dict>' & @CRLF & _
'</plist>'
Local $oXML = ObjCreate("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
$oXML.loadxml($sXML)

$oKey = $oXML.SelectSingleNode("//key[text()='bDisabled']")
$oTrueOrFalse = $oKey.nextSibling

If $oTrueOrFalse.NodeName = 'false' Then
    $oTrueOrFalse.parentnode.removeChild($oTrueOrFalse)
    $oNew = $oXML.createElement('true')
    $oKey.parentNode.insertBefore($oNew,$oKey.nextSibling)
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oKey.parentNode.xml & @CRLF)

ConsoleOutput:

<dict>
 <key>uIdentifier</key>
 <integer>2</integer>
 <key>type</key>
 <integer>1</integer>
 <key>bDisabled</key>
 <true/><key>bOverrideOSPolicy</key>
 <false></false>
</dict>

I'd do something like this:

$sXML = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' & @CRLF & _
'<plist version="1.0">' & @CRLF & _
'        <element key="bDisabled" value="false"/>' & @CRLF & _
'</plist>'
Local $oXML = ObjCreate("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
$oXML.loadxml($sXML)

$oKey = $oXML.SelectSingleNode("//element[@key='bDisabled']")
$oKey.SetAttribute("value","true") ; but i would suggest using [1|0] instead
ConsoleWrite($oKey.parentnode.xml)

much, much, much easier AND reliable.

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Hello,

first thank you for all your help!

It's a products XML, so I can't change the structure :(

Maybe it is important to know too that the key bDisabled could be several times in that file and every entry should be change to <true></true>.

In the spoiler below you can find an example of the whole xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "Something" "http://url.com/123.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>showTrayIcon</key>
    <false></false>
    <key>initialized</key>
    <true></true>
    <key>boomeranged</key>
    <false></false>
    <key>proxyLocalHost</key>
    <false></false>
    <key>loggingLevel</key>
    <integer>0</integer>
    <key>nextIdentifier</key>
    <integer>4</integer>
    <key>autoUpdateTime</key>
    <integer>0</integer>
    <key>localPubringFile</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>localSecringFile</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>downloadURL</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>installer</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>userInstaller</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>win32LogWindowData</key>
    <data>123456==</data>
    <key>availableOCVersion</key>
    <data></data>
    <key>accounts</key>
    <array>
      <dict>
        <key>uIdentifier</key>
        <integer>2</integer>
        <key>type</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
        <key>bDisabled</key>
        <false></false>
        <key>bOverrideOSPolicy</key>
        <false></false>
        <key>pszTitle</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>pszAuthuser</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>pszAccountID</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>pszAddress</key>
        <string>something@something.something</string>
        <key>msIncoming</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>protocol</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>dir</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>uIP</key>
          <integer>-123456</integer>
          <key>uFlags</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>usRemotePort</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>usLocalPort</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>szAddress</key>
          <string>something.something.something</string>
        </dict>
        <key>msOutgoing</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>protocol</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>dir</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>uIP</key>
          <integer>-123456</integer>
          <key>uFlags</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>usRemotePort</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>usLocalPort</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>szAddress</key>
          <string>something.something.something</string>
        </dict>
        <key>ovidserver</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>2</integer>
          <key>pszServerAddress</key>
          <string>something.something.something</string>
          <key>pszUserAddress</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>timeUpdated</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>uServerVersion</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>uAllowedKeyModes</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>uKeyMode</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>bLearnMode</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bDirectorySyncEnabled</key>
          <true></true>
          <key>bUserDisabled</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bAllowUserOverride</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>uKeyGenType</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>uKeyGenSize</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>uKeyGenFlags</key>
          <integer>0</integer>
          <key>bMinPhraseLength</key>
          <true></true>
          <key>iMinPhraseLength</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>bMinPhraseQuality</key>
          <true></true>
          <key>iMinPhraseQuality</key>
          <integer>123456</integer>
          <key>bUseTokenForKeyGen</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bOOMSSupport</key>
          <true></true>
          <key>pszPreferredKeyserver</key>
          <string>ldap://something.something.something</string>
          <key>keyidADK</key>
          <string>0x123456</string>
          <key>keyidOrg</key>
          <string>0x123456</string>
          <key>pbOrgCertIASN</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>palgKeyGenCiphers</key>
          <array>
            <integer>1</integer>
            <integer>2</integer>
            <integer>3</integer>
            <integer>4</integer>
            <integer>5</integer>
          </array>
          <key>palgKeyGenHashes</key>
          <array>
            <integer>6</integer>
            <integer>7</integer>
            <integer>89</integer>
          </array>
          <key>palgKeyGenCompressions</key>
          <array>
            <integer>1</integer>
            <integer>2</integer>
          </array>
          <key>ppszManagedDomains</key>
          <array>
            <string>something.something</string>
            <string>something2.something2</string>
          </array>
          <key>ppszKeysourceMaps</key>
          <array>
            <string>something.something.something=something (ldap://something.something.something:someport)</string>
            <string>something.$ADDRESS_DOMAIN=something (ldap://something.$ADDRESS_DOMAIN:someport)</string>
          </array>
          <key>bStorePassphrase</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pszPassphrase</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>bAllowDefaultKey</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pbEncryptedCookie</key>
          <data>something/+</data>
          <key>keyidPrivateKey</key>
          <string>0x123456</string>
          <key>bPrivateKeyReset</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bPrivateKeyOnToken2</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bCachePhraseAtLogon</key>
          <true></true>
          <key>pszGPXMLServerBlob</key>
          <data>something</data>
          <key>pszGPHTMLServerBlob</key>
          <data>something</data>
          <key>pszGPXMLStandaloneBlob</key>
          <data>something</data>
          <key>pszGPHTMLStandaloneBlob</key>
          <data>something</data>
          </dict>
        <key>puPolicyIDList</key>
        <array>
          <integer>-1</integer>
          <integer>-2</integer>
          <integer>-3</integer>
          <integer>-4</integer>
          <integer>-5</integer>
          <integer>-6</integer>
          <integer>-7</integer>
        </array>
        <key>pszAltDisplayNm</key>
        <string>Something, Something</string>
        <key>ppszAltIds</key>
        <array>
          <string>Something.Something@Something.Something</string>
          <string>CN=Something Something/OU=Something/O=Something@Something</string>
        </array>
      </dict>
      <dict>
        <key>uIdentifier</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
        <key>type</key>
        <integer>2</integer>
        <key>bDisabled</key>
        <false></false>
        <key>bOverrideOSPolicy</key>
        <false></false>
        <key>pszTitle</key>
        <string>Something Something</string>
        <key>pszAuthuser</key>
        <string>Something Something</string>
        <key>pszAccountID</key>
        <string>CN=Something Something/OU=Something/O=Something@Something</string>
        <key>pszAddress</key>
        <string>Something.Something@Something.Something</string>
        <key>msIncoming</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>protocol</key>
          <integer>2</integer>
          <key>dir</key>
          <integer>3</integer>
          <key>uIP</key>
          <integer>4</integer>
          <key>uFlags</key>
          <integer>5</integer>
          <key>usRemotePort</key>
          <integer>6</integer>
          <key>usLocalPort</key>
          <integer>7</integer>
          <key>szAddress</key>
          <string>*</string>
        </dict>
        <key>msOutgoing</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>protocol</key>
          <integer>2</integer>
          <key>dir</key>
          <integer>3</integer>
          <key>uIP</key>
          <integer>4</integer>
          <key>uFlags</key>
          <integer>5</integer>
          <key>usRemotePort</key>
          <integer>6</integer>
          <key>usLocalPort</key>
          <integer>7</integer>
          <key>szAddress</key>
          <string>*</string>
        </dict>
        <key>ovidserver</key>
        <dict>
          <key>type</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>pszServerAddress</key>
          <string>Something.Something.Something</string>
          <key>pszUserAddress</key>
          <string>Something.Something@Something.Something</string>
          <key>timeUpdated</key>
          <integer>2</integer>
          <key>uServerVersion</key>
          <integer>3</integer>
          <key>uAllowedKeyModes</key>
          <integer>4</integer>
          <key>uKeyMode</key>
          <integer>5</integer>
          <key>bLearnMode</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bDirectorySyncEnabled</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bUserDisabled</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bAllowUserOverride</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>uKeyGenType</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>uKeyGenSize</key>
          <integer>2</integer>
          <key>uKeyGenFlags</key>
          <integer>3</integer>
          <key>bMinPhraseLength</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>iMinPhraseLength</key>
          <integer>4</integer>
          <key>bMinPhraseQuality</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>iMinPhraseQuality</key>
          <integer>5</integer>
          <key>bUseTokenForKeyGen</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bOOMSSupport</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pszPreferredKeyserver</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>keyidADK</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>keyidOrg</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>pbOrgCertIASN</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>bStorePassphrase</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pszPassphrase</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>bAllowDefaultKey</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pbEncryptedCookie</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>keyidPrivateKey</key>
          <string></string>
          <key>bPrivateKeyReset</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bPrivateKeyOnToken2</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>bCachePhraseAtLogon</key>
          <false></false>
          <key>pszGPXMLServerBlob</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>pszGPHTMLServerBlob</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>pszGPXMLStandaloneBlob</key>
          <data></data>
          <key>pszGPHTMLStandaloneBlob</key>
          <data></data>
        </dict>
        <key>puPolicyIDList</key>
        <array>
          <integer>-1</integer>
          <integer>-2</integer>
          <integer>-3</integer>
          <integer>-4</integer>
          <integer>-5</integer>
          <integer>-6</integer>
          <integer>-7</integer>
        </array>
        <key>pszAltDisplayNm</key>
        <string>Something Something</string>
      </dict>
    </array>
  </dict>
</plist>

 

 

@jdelaney

 Could you give me a hint how to do that change with your code to a xml file?

You wrote the input directly to the variable $sXML, how to change that to read from file, then write to file and save it?

I tried it with 

$sXML = @ScriptDir & "\product.xml"

or

$sXML = FileRead(@ScriptDir & "\product.xml")

but both didn't work.

As you mentioned above, your code adds an element with <true/> but as the structure is given I need an <true></true>.

Could you help me with that too?

Sorry for the maybe "silly" questions, but as you maybe noticed I'm not very familiar with editing a xml in autoit. :)

 

@mikell

Thanks for your code too, I tried that with the following code but it didn't replace the key it adds a new entry at another point in the file.

$xmlfile = @ScriptDir & "\product.xml"
$txt = FileRead($xmlfile)
FileWrite($xmlfile, StringRegExpReplace($txt, '(?s).*bDisabled</key>\s+\K(\N+)', "<true></true>")

 

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Ah ok, to replace several times use this
And don't forget to use the appropriate flag if you want to overwrite

#include <FileConstants.au3>

$XML = @ScriptDir & "\product.xml"
$txt = FileRead($XML)
$res = StringRegExpReplace($txt, '(bDisabled</key>\s+)(\N+)', "$1<true></true>")

$file = FileOpen($XML, $FO_OVERWRITE)  ; <<< Write mode (erase previous contents)
FileWrite($file, $res)
FileClose($file)

 

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