Xml Dom

i'm currently learning all about the great wonders of the xml dom... but why the hell won't this code work?!?!

Code:

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<%

Set objXMLDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
objXMLDoc.Load("note.xml")
objXMLDoc.async=false

Response.Write objXMLDoc.documentElement.nodeName

For Each objNode in objXMLDoc.documentElement.childNodes
    ' do whatever
Next

Set objXMLDoc = Nothing

%>

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i always get an "object required" error...

thanks in advance!

Shouldn't you set async to false before you load it? Otherwise you could be trying to access its elements before it's fully loaded.

thanks, josh... unfortunately, that wasn't the problem... i'm still getting the "object required" error... this is driving me nuts at this point... i know it's probably simple to resolve, but those usually present the biggest headaches...

What line is the error on?

well... maybe i've figured out why the root element isn't found... i altered the code to read:

Code:

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<%

Set objXMLDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")

objXMLDoc.async=false

If objXMLDoc.Load("note.xml") Then
        Response.Write "XML Document Loaded."
Else
        Response.Write "XML Not Loaded."
End If

Set objRoot = objXMLDoc.documentElement

'strFrom = objRoot.selectSingleNode("from").text

'For Each objNode in objRoot
        ' do whatever
'Next

Set objXMLDoc = Nothing

%>

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this is the source of the file note.xml:

Code:

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<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<note>
  <to>You</to>
  <from>Me</from>
  <message>This is a test.</message>
</note>

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the result is, of course, 'XML Not Loaded'... what a pain... please help... at this point, i'd rather stab myself in the leg than deal with the xml dom...

How about if you change this:
Set objXMLDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
to this
Set objXMLDoc = Server.CreateObject("MSXML.DOMDocument")
or this
Set objXMLDoc = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument")

Will it work any better?

thanks again, josh... but it is still returning "XML Not Loaded."... i have no clue at this point... now where is that java book?...