writing to xml file

Farraj

Hi, I need help writing to an xml file. this is the XML file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<photos>
<photo filename="5.jpg" thumbnail="11.jpg" description="jime" />
<photo filename="6.jpg" thumbnail="121.jpg" description="Water Drops (800x600)" />
<photo filename="8.jpg" thumbnail="22.jpg" description="Fireworks (640x480)" />

</photos>

any ideas how to do that? Thanks, Farraj

Stuart Dootson

Hmmm - bit of information lacking, like where are you getting the information you want to write to the XML file, what language are you using, etc. And also - can you clarify what help you actually want….I mean, you've got an XML file there, you've obviously written it somehow…so what's your problem?

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Farraj

thank you for your reply im using C#. ive tried building such a file using linq

XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(Server.MapPath(@"file.xml"));

   var temp = (from element in doc.Root.Elements("photo") where element.Attribute("filename").Value == txtBoxFileName.Text && element.Attribute("thumbnail").Value == txtBoxThumbname.Text && element.Attribute("description").Value == txtBoxDesc.Text select element);

        XElement result = null;

        if (temp.Count() == 0)
        {
            result = doc.Root.Elements().Last();
            result.AddAfterSelf(new XElement("photo", new XAttribute("filename", txtBoxFileName.Text), new XAttribute("thumbnail", txtBoxThumbname.Text), new XAttribute("description", txtBoxDesc.Text)));
            result = doc.Root.Elements().Last();
        }
        else
        {
            result = temp.First();
        }
       
     
        result.Add(new XElement("photo", new XAttribute("filename", txtBoxFileName.Text), new XAttribute("thumbnail", txtBoxThumbname.Text), new XAttribute("description", txtBoxDesc.Text)));
        
        doc.Save(Server.MapPath(@"file.xml"));
        this.lblxml.Text = "done";

this cool code was made for searching a specific node and add the data inside it. it helps. it adds! but, not the way i need it. i only need to add one node of ((< photo a="1" b="2" c="3" / >)) which i think its pretty simple, im just not good enough at it appreciating any help. thanks, Farraj

Estys

Don't add the XElement twice :

result.AddAfterSelf( ... )
...
...
result.Add( ... );

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Farraj

i tried that also but it opens the last node and inserts the node i wanted and closes the last node that was opened. any idea? i would love if you write me the suitable code. thanks a lot