XML Serializing one object in a collection

[sam]

I have a collection of vb.net objects with LoadXML and SaveXML functions
which use XML serialization to persist the collection.

Is it possible to Update one single object in the collection at a time? Can
I have a SaveXML function on my objects that will persist the object to a
specific node in the collection's xml? Rather than having to overwrite the
entire file when I only want to update one object node.

Sorry if I'm not being clear enough, it's difficult to describe.

Thanks

Sam

[SQL Server Development Team]

I don't think there is an easy way to update the middle of an XML file
programmatically without saving the entire file again using just XML centric
APIs. Perhaps using the classes in the System.IO namespace but then that may
not be a trivial affair depending on how complex the edits you are trying to
make are.

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I have a collection of vb.net objects with LoadXML and SaveXML functions
which use XML serialization to persist the collection.

Is it possible to Update one single object in the collection at a time? Can I have a SaveXML function on my objects that will persist the object to a
specific node in the collection's xml? Rather than having to overwrite the
entire file when I only want to update one object node.

Sorry if I'm not being clear enough, it's difficult to describe.

Thanks

Sam

[terry]

Thanks, you put the issues better than I did. I think I'm gonna look into
doing it using XPath

thanks again

sam

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I don't think there is an easy way to update the middle of an XML file
programmatically without saving the entire file again using just XML centric APIs. Perhaps using the classes in the System.IO namespace but then that may not be a trivial affair depending on how complex the edits you are trying to make are.

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"sam" <IN*****@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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I have a collection of vb.net objects with LoadXML and SaveXML functions
which use XML serialization to persist the collection.

Is it possible to Update one single object in the collection at a time?

Can

I have a SaveXML function on my objects that will persist the object to a specific node in the collection's xml? Rather than having to overwrite the entire file when I only want to update one object node.

Sorry if I'm not being clear enough, it's difficult to describe.

Thanks

Sam