how to write to an xml file

[ALI-R]

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML file
a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

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"ALI-R" <ne****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML file a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

[Hugo Wetterberg]

Hi Ali,
Create an object representation of the xml file and fill it with data:

object NameValue
{
string Name;
string Value;
}

object Settings
{
string ReportName;
string ReportPath;
string ServerPath;
NameValue Pairs;
}

Settings settingsObject=new Settings();
settingsObject.ReportName="My report";
settingsObject.ReportPath="c:\\...";
settingsObject.ServerName="http://server...";

Then use XmlSerializer in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace and
serialize the object to disk:

FileStream fs=File.Create("mysettings.xml");
try
{
XmlSerializer serializer=new XmlSerializer(typeof(Settings));
serializer.Serialize(fs,settingsObject);
}
finally
{
fs.Close();
}

There you go

/Hugo

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:39:15 -0800, ALI-R wrote:

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML file
a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

[William Stacey]

I would just create a class and use xmlseralizer to serialize it to xml.\
pubic class MyClass
{
public string RptName;
public string RptPath;
pubic DictionaryEntry[] Values;

public string ToXmlString()
{
// use XmlSerializer ...
}
public static MyClass FromXmlString()
{
// use XmlSerializer. Not at my computer to give you better.
}
}

"ALI-R" <ne****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:uV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML
file
a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

[ALI-R]

Is the second method ( FromXmlString) for Deserilizing??
"William Stacey" <st*****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uQ*************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

I would just create a class and use xmlseralizer to serialize it to xml.\
pubic class MyClass
{
public string RptName;
public string RptPath;
pubic DictionaryEntry[] Values;

public string ToXmlString()
{
// use XmlSerializer ...
}
public static MyClass FromXmlString()
{
// use XmlSerializer. Not at my computer to give you better.
}
}

"ALI-R" <ne****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:uV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML
file
a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

[ALI-R]

where should these object be? in a class? or in my code?

thanks for your help.
ALI
"Hugo Wetterberg" <hu*************@smi.mas.lu.se> wrote in message
news:1t*****************************@40tude.net...

Hi Ali,
Create an object representation of the xml file and fill it with data:

object NameValue
{
string Name;
string Value;
}

object Settings
{
string ReportName;
string ReportPath;
string ServerPath;
NameValue Pairs;
}

Settings settingsObject=new Settings();
settingsObject.ReportName="My report";
settingsObject.ReportPath="c:\\...";
settingsObject.ServerName="http://server...";

Then use XmlSerializer in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace and
serialize the object to disk:

FileStream fs=File.Create("mysettings.xml");
try
{
XmlSerializer serializer=new XmlSerializer(typeof(Settings));
serializer.Serialize(fs,settingsObject);
}
finally
{
fs.Close();
}

There you go

/Hugo

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:39:15 -0800, ALI-R wrote:

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML file a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI

[ALI-R]

where and how should I initialize the Pairs array?
"Hugo Wetterberg" <hu*************@smi.mas.lu.se> wrote in message
news:1t*****************************@40tude.net...

Hi Ali,
Create an object representation of the xml file and fill it with data:

object NameValue
{
string Name;
string Value;
}

object Settings
{
string ReportName;
string ReportPath;
string ServerPath;
NameValue Pairs;
}

Settings settingsObject=new Settings();
settingsObject.ReportName="My report";
settingsObject.ReportPath="c:\\...";
settingsObject.ServerName="http://server...";

Then use XmlSerializer in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace and
serialize the object to disk:

FileStream fs=File.Create("mysettings.xml");
try
{
XmlSerializer serializer=new XmlSerializer(typeof(Settings));
serializer.Serialize(fs,settingsObject);
}
finally
{
fs.Close();
}

There you go

/Hugo

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:39:15 -0800, ALI-R wrote:

I have tree variable with their values:

1) rptName="report1"
2) rptPath="c:\......"
3) serverPath=http://server...
and
4)an arry which contain Name/value pairs.

what is the best way of wrting them into an xml file??
these Xml files are stored in the same directory so I also give the XML file a uniqe name so I can make sure that it dosn't overrite the other file.
thanks for your help.
ALI