Help Reading XML file using XMLTextReader

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My XML file
<FORMLIST>
<InsuredInfo>
<ANO>SR750123 4</ANO>
<ADATE>02/05/2007</ADATE>
<InsName>SIRO NA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC</InsName>
<POLNO>DOL75012 34</POLNO>
<PEDATE>03/01/2007</PEDATE>
<PXDATE>03/01/2008</PXDATE>
<RevDATE></RevDATE>
<UndName>CAL</UndName>
</InsuredInfo>
<FORM>
<FORMNAME>A2007 2.002</FORMNAME>
<FORMTABLE>tblM ergeMQ_PRNT</FORMTABLE>
<RECORDID>1</RECORDID>
<COUNTERSIGN> 1</COUNTERSIGN>
</FORM>
<FORM>
<FORMNAME>A2007 2.002</FORMNAME>
<FORMTABLE>tblM ergeMQ_PRNT</FORMTABLE>
<RECORDID>1</RECORDID>
<COUNTERSIGN> 1</COUNTERSIGN>
</FORM>
<END>
<ENDNAME>D02419 .000</ENDNAME>
<BLANKS>3</BLANKS>
<SPECIMEN>0</SPECIMEN>
<BLANKDATA>
<BLANK1>50,00 0</BLANK1>
<BLANK2>30,00 0</BLANK2>
<BLANK3>60,00 0</BLANK3>

</BLANKDATA>
</END>
<END>

</END>
</FORMLIST>

'Here is my current code

Private Sub ReadXml()

Dim objSettings As New XmlReaderSettin gs
objSettings.Ign oreWhitespace = True
objSettings.Ign oreComments = True

Dim objXMLReader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Creat e("X:\FormsMail Merge
\ProcessEndorse ments\ProcessEn dorsements\Form List.xml", objSettings)
Try

'objXMLReader.R eadToDescendant ("FORM")

Do While objXMLReader.Re ad()
If (objXMLReader.N ame = "InsuredInf o" And
objXMLReader.No deType = XmlNodeType.Ele ment) Then

objXMLReader.Re ad()
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
ElseIf (objXMLReader.N ame = "FORM" And objXMLReader.No deType =
XmlNodeType.Ele ment) Then
objXMLReader.Re ad()
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
ElseIf (objXMLReader.N ame = "END" And objXMLReader.No deType =
XmlNodeType.Ele ment) Then
objXMLReader.Re ad()
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)
Debug.WriteLine (objXMLReader.R eadElementConte ntAsString)

End If
Loop
Catch ex As Exception

Finally
objXMLReader.Cl ose()
End Try

End Sub

Question is <BLANKDATA element can have different number of nodes.
How do I iterate through those noes (i.e. Blank1 , Blank2 etc.)
<BLANKDATA>
<BLANK1>50,00 0</BLANK1>
<BLANK2>30,00 0</BLANK2>
<BLANK3>60,00 0</BLANK3>
......
.....
</BLANKDATA>

Any suggestion on improving my code? Thanks in advance

Feb 13 '07 #1

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