VB.NET reading XML file troubles

I am using the following code to parse a XML file of mine:

Code:

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Dim xml As String = "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""Windows-1252""?>" & _
                    "<theref:theref-msg xmlns:csr=""http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/csr"" xmlns:theref=""http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/theref"">" & _
                      "<theref:header>" & _
                        "<theref:eid />" & _
                        "<theref:reference_id>429</theref:reference_id>" & _
                        "<theref:sr_type_code>US1</theref:sr_type_code>" & _
                        "<theref:event_type_code>REQUEST</theref:event_type_code>" & _
                        "<theref:eai_event_code>DSR</theref:eai_event_code>" & _
                        "<theref:source_code>WORKS</theref:source_code>" & _
                        "<theref:target_code>APP</theref:target_code>" & _
                        "<theref:status_code />" & _
                        "<theref:details />" & _
                      "</theref:header>" & _
                      "<theref:body>" & _
                        "<csr:document>" & _
                          "<csr:header>" & _
                            "<csr:system>CSR</csr:system>" & _
                            "<csr:doc_name>FULLSR</csr:doc_name>" & _
                            "<csr:version>3.1</csr:version>" & _
                            "<csr:dml_event>UPDATE</csr:dml_event>" & _
                          "</csr:header>" & _
                    "</csr:document></theref:body></theref:theref-msg>"

Dim document As XDocument = XDocument.Parse(xml)

Dim xmlb = (From getXMLData In document.<theref:theref-msg>.<theref:header>.<theref:body>.<csr:document>.<csr:header>).ToList()

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I get a value of "0" from xmlb when i should get a "1" if it found something.

I can get the first half (<theref:header> to </theref:header>) using this command:

Code:

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Dim xmlb = (From getXMLData In document.<theref:theref-msg>.<theref:header>).ToList()

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Any help would be great! :)

David

There's no reason to type in the xml as a string and then parse it.

Code:

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Imports <xmlns:theref="http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/theref">
Imports <xmlns:csr="http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/csr">

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim doc = <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
                  <theref:theref-msg xmlns:csr="http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/csr" xmlns:theref="http://www.xxxxx.com/Schema/theref">
                      <theref:header>
                          <theref:eid/>
                          <theref:reference_id>429</theref:reference_id>
                          <theref:st_type_code>US1</theref:st_type_code>
                          <theref:event_type_code>REQUEST</theref:event_type_code>
                          <theref:source_code>WORKS</theref:source_code>
                          <theref:target_code>APP</theref:target_code>
                          <theref:status_code/>
                          <theref:details/>
                      </theref:header>
                      <theref:body>
                          <csr:document>
                              <csr:header>
                                  <csr:system>CSR</csr:system>
                                  <csr:doc_name>FULLSR</csr:doc_name>
                                  <csr:version>3.1</csr:version>
                                  <csr:dml_event>UPDATE</csr:dml_event>
                              </csr:header>
                          </csr:document>
                      </theref:body>
                  </theref:theref-msg>

        Dim xmlb = (From x In doc...<csr:header>).ToList
    End Sub
End Class

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Problem was that i had my imports incorrectly defined. All works now :)

David