Xml Dom

[idover]

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

<%

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

%>

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

thanks in advance!

[JoshT]

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.

[idover]

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...

[JoshT]

What line is the error on?

[idover]

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

<%

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

%>

this is the source of the file note.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

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

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...

[JoshT]

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?

[idover]

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