split massive xml file

[Jeremy]

I have an xml file (sample below) that is massive. hundreds of megs maybe
thousands. I need to split it up into multiple files so each file gets a
copy of the header element and sub elements and 1 detail element. There
will be 1 file created for each detail element. Any tips how to do this?
Can I get away with not loading the whole file into memory at one time?

sample:

<header>
</header>
<details>
<detail />
<detail />
<details />

[John Saunders [MVP]]

"Jeremy" <no****@please.comwrote in message
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>I have an xml file (sample below) that is massive. hundreds of megs maybe
thousands. I need to split it up into multiple files so each file gets a
copy of the header element and sub elements and 1 detail element. There
will be 1 file created for each detail element. Any tips how to do this?
Can I get away with not loading the whole file into memory at one time?

sample:

<header>
</header>
<details>
<detail />
<detail />
<details />

Your file doesn't actually look like this, right? This file has two
top-level elements, and only one is permitted.

You should look into using an XmlReader to read the file. An XmlWriter can
be used to write to the multiple output files.
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John Saunders [MVP]