XML Copy child node and append to parent

[AutoitMike]

I am attempting to copy a child node and all its children below a parent node and append the copy to the same parent.

The method to select either of the two child node would then be "SelectSingleNode//Parent/Child [0]" for the first child [1] for the second child.

I know that node last and node fist would work here but I plan to create many child nodes once I learn this step.

Example

I am attempting to change this:

<template version="5">
    <genInfo>
        <GA>
            <GASM>
                <GASMT>Text</GASMT>
            </GASM>
            <GASM/>
        </GA>
    </genInfo>
</template>

Into this:

<template version="5">
    <genInfo>
        <GA>
            <GASM>
                <GASMT>Text</GASMT>
            </GASM>
            <GASM/>
        </GA>
    </genInfo>

 <genInfo>
        <GA>
            <GASM>
                <GASMT>Text</GASMT>
            </GASM>
            <GASM/>
        </GA>
    </genInfo>
</template>

The following code produces no error but does nothing:

Local $oXML = ObjCreate("Microsoft.XMLDOM")  ;For all XML fie operations

$oXML.load("C:\Utilities\Temp\CloneRPT.hr4")
$oNodeChild = $oXML.SelectSingleNode('//template/genInfo')
$oNodeParemt = $oXML.SelectSingleNode('//template')
$oNodeParemt.appendchild($oNodeChild)
$oXML.Save("C:\Utilities\Temp\CloneRPT.hr4")

Thanks

[Nine]

Try this instead :

Local $oXML = ObjCreate("Microsoft.XMLDOM")  ;For all XML fie operations

$oXML.load("CloneRPT.xml")
$oNodeChild = $oXML.SelectSingleNode('//template/genInfo')
ConsoleWrite(IsObj($oNodeChild) & @CRLF)
$oNodeParent = $oXML.SelectSingleNode('//template')
ConsoleWrite(IsObj($oNodeParent) & @CRLF)
$oNewNode = $oNodeChild.cloneNode(True)
$oNodeParent.appendchild($oNewNode)
ConsoleWrite($oNodeParent.xml & @CRLF)

You need to create a new object if you want the appendChild to be successful...

[AutoitMike]

Nine,

The child node /genInfo got copied and added to //template, but none of its child nodes or its sibilings got copied / cloned.

I thought that the "True" statement was supposed to do this.

 

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by AutoitMike

[Nine]

It did for me, of course, otherwise I wouldn't have proposed it. I don't know what is wrong with your setup, very strange...

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Nine

[AutoitMike]

I have attached the test file I am using.

I thought that just a snippet of the file would work.

Maybe thats the problem.

 

Curious to see if you have the same issue.

 

Thanks

CloneRPT.hr4

[Nine]

Still works for me using :

$oNodeChild = $oXML.SelectSingleNode('/Report/template/genInfo')

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Nine

[AutoitMike]

NINE,

 

The word TRUE has to be in quotes!!

$oNewNode = $oNodeChild.cloneNode('True')

OYE!

 

 

[Nine]

That is kind of strange.  Based on MSDN :

Quote

Boolean. A flag that indicates whether to recursively clone all nodes that are descendants of this node. If True, creates a clone of the complete tree below this node. If False, clones this node and its attributes only.

Seem to be working, with and without quotes on me, even with simple number 0 and 1.  Wonder why it is not working for you (without).  What is your setup ?

Anyway, most important, you found a way to make it work...

Edited April 9, 2022 by Nine