Write XML File

Can anyone tell how to write an xml file through VB.

This is just a quick example....

But includes all the basic objects, elements, attributes, comment, and Processing Instruction. This example could be adapted to include a loop to create multiple Person elements using an array or something similar.

Enjoy!

VB Code:

Public Sub XMLwriteDemo()
  '=== XML document objects
  Dim objXMLdoc           As Object
  Dim objXMLpi            As Object
  Dim objComment          As Object
  Dim objXMLroot          As Object
  Dim objXMLchild         As Object
  Dim objXMLtext          As Object
  '=== Create document
  Set objXMLdoc = CreateXMLDoc
  '=== Create processing instruction so file can be parsed
  Set objXMLpi = objXMLdoc.createProcessingInstruction("xml", "version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'")
  objXMLdoc.appendChild objXMLpi
  '== Add a comment
  Set objComment = objXMLdoc.createComment("Example by Jerry Grant - [url]www.jg-design.net[/url] " & Now)
  objXMLdoc.appendChild objComment
  '=== Create the main Root
  Set objXMLroot = objXMLdoc.createElement("Addresses")
  objXMLdoc.appendChild objXMLroot
  '=== Add an element 'Person'
  Set objXMLchild = objXMLdoc.createNode("element", "Person", "")
  '=== Give it an 'id' attribute
  objXMLchild.setAttribute "id", 1
  objXMLdoc.documentElement.appendChild objXMLchild
  '=== Add a Surname element
  Set objXMLtext = objXMLdoc.createNode("element", "Surname", "")
  objXMLtext.Text = "Grant"
  objXMLchild.appendChild objXMLtext
  '=== Add a Forename element
  Set objXMLtext = objXMLdoc.createNode("element", "Forename", "")
  objXMLtext.Text = "Jerry"
  objXMLchild.appendChild objXMLtext
  '=== Add a Link element
  Set objXMLtext = objXMLdoc.createNode("element", "Link", "")
  objXMLtext.Text = "http://www.jg-design.net"
  objXMLchild.appendChild objXMLtext
  '=== Save as a file
  objXMLdoc.Save App.Path & "\JG-Design.xml"
  '=== Destroy objects
  Set objXMLtext = Nothing
  Set objXMLchild = Nothing
  Set objXMLroot = Nothing
  Set objComment = Nothing
  Set objXMLpi = Nothing
  Set objXMLdoc = Nothing
End Sub
 
Public Function CreateXMLDoc() As Object
  '=== Late bound example
  Set CreateXMLDoc = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument")
  '=== Uncomment for early bound example
  'Set CreateXMLDoc = New MSXML2.DOMDocument
  With CreateXMLDoc
    .preserveWhiteSpace = False
    .resolveExternals = False
    .validateOnParse = False
    .async = False
  End With
End Function