Please help...writing to XML file

[slinky]

I have looked in all my books and online and can't find a way to make
this rather simple task work. Could someone please review the code and
see what errors I've made? Thanks!!!!!!

I have an aspx for with a textbox and a button. The goal is to simply
have the user type a message, hit the button and it should append to
the XML file. I can open the aspx in the browser with no problem, but
the XML file does not get updated. What's wrong with this code?
Thanks!

<script runat="server">
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim ds As New DataSet()
ds.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("timeline.xml"))
txtNewEvent.DataBind()
ds.Dispose()
End If
End Sub
Private Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
Dim ds As New DataSet()
Try
ds.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("timeline.xml"))
ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item("Event") = txtNewEvent.Text
ds.WriteXml(Server.MapPath("timeline.xml"))
Catch
Finally
ds.Dispose()
End Try
End Sub
</script>

[John Saunders [MVP]]

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>I have looked in all my books and online and can't find a way to make
this rather simple task work. Could someone please review the code and
see what errors I've made? Thanks!!!!!!

I have an aspx for with a textbox and a button. The goal is to simply
have the user type a message, hit the button and it should append to
the XML file. I can open the aspx in the browser with no problem, but
the XML file does not get updated. What's wrong with this code?
Thanks!

I answered an earlier post of yours. Remove the Catch and see what happens.
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John Saunders [MVP]