How to copy the whole RootElement in an .xml file

[rag...@gmail.com]

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" ?>
- <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
<Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
</AddressSpace>

Hi all,

I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
comparing and copying some data to other files like that.

Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
put it in another .xml file

<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

root element i want to copy

I can do it this way

string strfiletype =
xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation".ToString());
string strName =
xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("Name".ToString());
string strConfigMax =
xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("ConfigMax".ToString());

...

and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.

But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is may not
know the attribute name

hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
it in a new .xml file.

please help me on this

thanks in advance
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

rag...@gmail.com wrote:
> <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" ?>
> - <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
> ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> <Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
> <Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
> </AddressSpace>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
> comparing and copying some data to other files like that.
>
> Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
> put it in another .xml file
>
> <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
> ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

You can use ImportNode on the DocumentElement e.g.

XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
doc1.Load(@"XMLFile1.xml");

XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();
doc2.AppendChild(doc2.ImportNode(doc1.DocumentElement, false));
doc2.Save("XMLFile2.xml");

That way you copy the element and its attributes from doc1 to doc2.

--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Family Tree Mike]

I found this trick once to do this (copy docInput DocumentElement to
docOutput):

XmlNode n = docOutput.ImportNode(docInput.DocumentElement, true);
docOutput.DocumentElement.AppendChild(n);

Hope this helps.

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[Family Tree Mike]

I just saw Martin's response. The difference in the true/false argument to
ImportNode is whether the subelements come along for the ride. It was not
clear if you wanted them or not.

"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyT...@ThisOldHouse.com> wrote in message
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[rag...@gmail.com]

On Nov 3, 7:03 pm, "Family Tree Mike"

<FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.com> wrote:
> I just saw Martin's response.  The difference in the true/false argument to
> ImportNode is whether the subelements come along for the ride.  It was not
> clear if you wanted them or not.
>

> "Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.com> wrote in messagenews:%23KqOHvb...@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>
>
>
> >I found this trick once to do this (copy docInput DocumentElement to
> >docOutput):
>
> >   XmlNode n = docOutput.ImportNode(docInput.DocumentElement, true);
> >   docOutput.DocumentElement.AppendChild(n);
>
> > Hope this helps.
>

> > <ragh...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >news:0e4b0ef3-2910-464d...@n33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> >> <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" ?>
> >> - <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
> >> ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> >>  <Item Name="raj" VALUE="60864"/>
> >>  <Item Name="rag" VALUE="60868" />
> >> </AddressSpace>
>
> >> Hi all,
>
> >> I have a .xml file like this.I have to do lot of operations by reading
> >> comparing and copying some data to other files like that.
>
> >> Now my problem i am struck:- I want to copy the full Root element and
> >> put it in another .xml file
>
> >> <AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
> >> ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
>
> >> root element i want to copy
>
> >> I can do it this way
>
> >>             string strfiletype =

> >> xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation".ToString(­));

> >>            string strName =
> >> xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("Name".ToString());
> >>           string strConfigMax =
> >> xdoc.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("ConfigMax".ToString());
>
> >> ...
>
> >> and then use setattribute to write to a new .xml file.
>
> >> But my rootelement keeps chnaging and all the times it is  may not
> >> know the attribute name
>
> >> hence i want to copy whole rootelement without using any names and put
> >> it in a new .xml file.
>
> >> please help me on this
>
> >> thanks in advance

> >> RAGHU- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi all,

Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.

The other things should not be copied.

<AddressSpace xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prince.xsd" Name="U2"
> >> ConfigMax="1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.rag.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

only this i will copy and put it in a new .xml file

can anyone please tell me on this

Thanks in advance,
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

rag...@gmail.com wrote:

> Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
> write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.

I did show you how to do that in
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp/msg/4918fc77247f5837

[rag...@gmail.com]

On Nov 3, 10:58 pm, Martin Honnen <mahotr...@yahoo.de> wrote:

> ragh...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Thnx all for your reply,i just want to copy only the rooteement and
> > write in a new .xml file only the rootelement.
>

> I did show you how to do that inhttp://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csha...

>
> --
>
>         Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
>        http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Hi martin,

your solution is working, but one problem is there:-

XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
doc1.Load(@"XMLFile1.xml");

XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();

doc2.Load(@"newfile.xml"); -->(This is the change in my
code- i have loaded a new file- the new file is a result of lot of
operations done using the dataset class
with
rootelement as only <Addressspace/>.I want to open the new file
replace only the rootelement line to proper one(full
l line) and
then save it.I don't want to touch any nodes.

doc2.AppendChild(doc2.ImportNode(doc1.DocumentElement,
false)); //if i put this code the newfile .xml file will have only the
rootelement and nothing else
doc2.Save("XMLFile2.xml");

please help on this

thanks in advance,
RAGHU

[Martin Honnen]

rag...@gmail.com wrote:

> XmlDocument doc1 = new XmlDocument();
> doc1.Load(@"XMLFile1.xml");
>
>
> XmlDocument doc2 = new XmlDocument();
> doc2.Load(@"newfile.xml"); -->(This is the change in my
> code- i have loaded a new file- the new file is a result of lot of
> operations done using the dataset class
> with
> rootelement as only <Addressspace/>.I want to open the new file
> replace only the rootelement line to proper one(full
> l line) and
> then save it.I don't want to touch any nodes.
>
> doc2.AppendChild(doc2.ImportNode(doc1.DocumentElement,
> false)); //if i put this code the newfile .xml file will have only the
> rootelement and nothing else
> doc2.Save("XMLFile2.xml");

You can't solve that with a single operation. You need to store the
DocumentElement first e.g.
XmlNode oldRoot = doc2.DocumentElement;
XmlNode newRoot = doc2.ImportNode(doc1.DocumentElement, false);
doc2.ReplaceChild(newRoot, oldRoot);
while (oldRoot.HasChildNodes)
{
newRoot.AppendChild(oldRoot.FirstChild);
}
doc2.Save("XMLFile2.xml");