Sanity Check Please - XML DOM getElementsByTagName

[kf4oij]

Hey,

So here is my problem, I have this xml file (attached). And for some reason whenever I try to get a hold on the noteinfo Element, it won't. The problem originated in a large project I have been working on, and so I wrote this test app (also attached) to see if the problem was a bug in my other code. So here it is, anything wrong with my code? Try out the app... see what I mean... Wierd. I just wanted to run it by some other vbProgramers to be sure I am not loosing my marbles, before I re-write it to use SAX. (which I have wanted to do anyways)

Dim dxlDoc As MSXML2.DOMDocument40
    Dim nodeList As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNodeList
    Set dxlDoc = New MSXML2.DOMDocument40
    Call dxlDoc.loadXML(getFile(strFileName))
    Set nodeList = dxlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("noteinfo")
    MsgBox nodeList.length

btw... the XML file is a Lotus Notes Document that has been exported to DXL (Domino XML)

To use the program (IRPeek) just click the Load IR button, select the xml file, then click on the test button below the treeview to test the getElementsByTagName.

Thanks,

Joey Novak

[techgnome]

Gues what, you almost had it......
Try this:

Dim dxlDoc As MSXML2.DOMDocument40
    Dim nodeList As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNodeList
    Set dxlDoc = New MSXML2.DOMDocument40
    Call dxlDoc.loadXML(getFile(strFileName))
    'If you know there is only one node by this name....
    Set nodeList = dxlDoc.documentElement.selectSingleNode("noteinfo")
    MsgBox nodeList.length
    'If there may be more than one.....Even if there is only one, this will still work.
    Set nodeList = dxlDoc.documentElement.selectNodes("noteinfo")
    MsgBox nodeList.length

BTW: the .length of a NodeList will return the number of elements in the node list (ie, the number of times "noteinfo" nodes appear, not the number of children. BUT, if you want the cound of children nodes... try

MsgBox nodeList.childNodes.length