Simple Read XML [Resolved In Style]

Right first of all i have search the forums for this, and i have downloaded and """attempted""" to use every sample i can get my hands on, and with little succes.

I am modifying a small update application that needs to read an XML file to find the newest version of program of mine.

I would rather be able to read th XML directly from my website, but i have to download it then thats ok. What i am loooking for is a working sample, which can read this (XML Below) and enter the values into text box's.

Any help would be appreciated

ILMV :p

Code:

---

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
        <update>
                <version>1.0.37</version>
                <os>*</os>
                <description>This update makes passwords encrypted, increasing security.</description>
                <downloaddir>http://www.meltdownsoftware.co.uk/content/download/diary/goldendiary.exe</downloaddir>
        </update>

---

Please, can anyoe help

ILMV :)

VB Code:

Option Explicit
Private XMLdoc As MSXML2.DOMDocument40
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
 
    Dim oxmlElement As IXMLDOMElement
 
    On Error Resume Next
    
    Set XMLdoc = New DOMDocument40
    XMLdoc.async = False
    XMLdoc.validateOnParse = False
    XMLdoc.preserveWhiteSpace = False
    
    XMLdoc.Load "C:\temp\version.xml"
    
    If XMLdoc.parseError.errorCode = 0 Then
        If XMLdoc.readyState <> 4 Then
            Err.Description = XMLdoc.parseError.reason & vbCrLf & _
            "Line: " & XMLdoc.parseError.Line & vbCrLf & _
            "XML: " & XMLdoc.parseError.srcText
            MsgBox Err.Description
        End If
    End If
 
    Set oxmlElement = XMLdoc.documentElement _
                            .selectSingleNode("//version")
 
    Debug.Print oxmlElement.Text
    
End Sub

REmind me what references i need.

ILMV

You need

VB Code:

Microsoft XML vx.x

I have 2.6 and 3.0 on my system.

Cool, so the highest version, i have version 5.0. I guess that will have to do

ILMV

Right i am having problems, i am getting an error saying "With variable or object varible not defined".

VB Code:

If XMLdoc.parseError.errorCode = 0 Then
        If XMLdoc.readyState <> 4 Then
            Err.Description = XMLdoc.parseError.reason & vbCrLf & _
            "Line: " & XMLdoc.parseError.Line & vbCrLf & _
            "XML: " & XMLdoc.parseError.srcText
            MsgBox Err.Description '<--- ERROR
        End If
    End If

I also do not know what exactly is going on in the code. Could someone please describe the main bits, what i want is to take the <version>1.0.37</version> of the XML file in a text box :)

I really appreciate all your help

ILMV :wave:

OK, here's a small example for you. :) This first downloads the XML file, then checks if the version number is newer than the current one. If so, the file is downloaded. As you can see, this example only downloads one file finally, it does not enumerate the files to be downloaded, since I supposed you didn't need that. BTW, I changed the <downloaddir> tag to the <file> tag.

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Declare Function URLDownloadToFile Lib "urlmon" Alias "URLDownloadToFileA" (ByVal pCaller As Long, ByVal szURL As String, ByVal szFileName As String, ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByVal lpfnCB As Long) As Long
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
'Download xml file
URLDownloadToFile 0, "http://www.myserver.com/update.xml", App.Path & "\update.xml", 0, 0
 
'Parse file
Dim objXML As DOMDocument
Dim objUpdate As IXMLDOMElement
 
Set objXML = New DOMDocument
 
objXML.Load App.Path & "\update.xml"
 
Set objUpdate = objXML.getElementsByTagName("update").Item(0)
 
'Check if version is newer than ours
If objUpdate.getElementsByTagName("version").Item(0).Text > App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." & App.Revision Then
    'Download update
    MsgBox objUpdate.getElementsByTagName("description").Item(0).Text
    URLDownloadToFile 0, objUpdate.getElementsByTagName("file").Item(0).Text, App.Path & "\update.exe", 0, 0
End If
 
Set objUpdate = Nothing
Set objXML = Nothing
End Sub

My sample assumes you have MSXML4. If you don't that add a reference to the latest version (eg Microsoft XML, v3.0) you do have and change DOMDocument40 to DOMDocument30 or DOMDocument20.

Its official, I Love The Vader

Thank you all for your help, butthis did what i wanted it do.

ILTV <-- Even worth me changing my name for a post

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