> I am trying to update a child node of an XML file IE Changing the
> value.

> The XML file looks like this:

> <user>
>   <firstname>Andre</firstname>
>   <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> </user>

> Here is my Classic asp code:

> users_firstname = "Tristan"  'New code to put in the XML file

>   Set xmlObj = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument")
>   xmlObj.async = False
>   xmlObj.setProperty "ServerHTTPRequest", True
>   xmlObj.Load(cURL)
>   If xmlObj.parseError.errorCode <> 0 Then
>     Response.Write "Error Reaqding File - " & xmlObj.parseError.reason
> & "<p>"
>   End If

>   Set xmlList = xmlObj.getElementsByTagName("user")
>   For Each xmlItem In xmlList
>     For Each xmlItem2 In xmlItem.childNodes
>       a = xmlItem2.nodeName
>       if a = "firstname" then firstname = xmlItem2.text
>       if a = "lastname" then lastname = xmlItem2.text
>     Next
>   Next

>   If firstname <> users_firstname Then
>     Set nodeBook = xmlObj.selectSingleNode("//firstname")
>     nodeBook.setAttribute "firstname", users_firstname
>     Response.Write nodeBook.getAttribute("firstname")
>     xmlObj.save(cDir & cFile)
>   End If

>   Set xmlObj = Nothing

> The problem is that it adds a new section to the XML file instead of
> updating the value of firstname from Andre to Tristan. The XML looks
> like this:

> <user>
> <firstname firstname="Andre6">Andre</firstname>
> <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> </user>

> What is should look like is:

> <user>
> <firstname>Tristan</firstname>
> <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> </user>

> Any idea how I can fix this?

> > I am trying to update a child node of an XML file IE Changing the
> > value.

> > The XML file looks like this:

> > <user>
> >   <firstname>Andre</firstname>
> >   <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> > </user>

> > Here is my Classic asp code:

> > users_firstname = "Tristan"  'New code to put in the XML file

> >   Set xmlObj = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument")
> >   xmlObj.async = False
> >   xmlObj.setProperty "ServerHTTPRequest", True
> >   xmlObj.Load(cURL)
> >   If xmlObj.parseError.errorCode <> 0 Then
> >     Response.Write "Error Reaqding File - " & xmlObj.parseError.reason
> > & "<p>"
> >   End If

> >   Set xmlList = xmlObj.getElementsByTagName("user")
> >   For Each xmlItem In xmlList
> >     For Each xmlItem2 In xmlItem.childNodes
> >       a = xmlItem2.nodeName
> >       if a = "firstname" then firstname = xmlItem2.text
> >       if a = "lastname" then lastname = xmlItem2.text
> >     Next
> >   Next

> If you only have a single <user> element, there is no need to do a loop:
> just use selectSingleNode:

> set usernode = xmlObj.selectSingleNode("//user")

> >   If firstname <> users_firstname Then
> >     Set nodeBook = xmlObj.selectSingleNode("//firstname")
> >     nodeBook.setAttribute "firstname", users_firstname
> >     Response.Write nodeBook.getAttribute("firstname")
> >     xmlObj.save(cDir & cFile)
> >   End If

> >   Set xmlObj = Nothing

> > The problem is that it adds a new section to the XML file instead of
> > updating the value of firstname from Andre to Tristan. The XML looks
> > like this:

> > <user>
> > <firstname firstname="Andre6">Andre</firstname>
> > <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> > </user>

> > What is should look like is:

> > <user>
> > <firstname>Tristan</firstname>
> > <lastname>Bruton</lastname>
> > </user>

> > Any idea how I can fix this?

> Don't use getAttribute or SetAttribute.
> This is an attribute: firstname="Andre6"
> This is an element: <firstname>Tristan</firstname>

> Untested air code:
> set fnamenode = xmlObj.selectSingleNode("//user/firstname")
> if fnamenode.nodeValue <> users_firstname then
>     fnamenode.nodeValue = users_firstname
> end if
> Response.Write fnamenode.nodeValue
> xmlObj.save cDir & cFile

> --
> HTH,
> Bob Barrows