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  • Subject: RE: Question for updating existing XML file
  • From: "Dare Obasanjo" <dareo@m...>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:15:12 -0700
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  • Thread-topic: Question for updating existing XML file

Doesn't this involve rewriting the whole file? 
 
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From: Oleg Dulin [mailto:oleg@c...]
Sent: Mon 7/26/2004 7:30 AM
To: Chen, Andrew .
Cc: 'xml-dev@l...'
Subject: Re:  Question for updating existing XML file



Sure.

I would use XSLT. Write a simple template that points to where you want
to make the change and then insert the XML you want.

Oleg

Chen, Andrew . wrote:

> Hi,
>
> First time posting, new to the list.
>
> How do you update your XML files?
> Example:
>   (in a huge XML file...)
>   <Entry>
>    <name>Jon</name>
>   </Entry>
>   ...
>
> If I want to update the name to Joe, or add another name Jane.  So the
> node looks like this:
>   (in a huge XML file...)
>   <Entry>
>    <name>Joe</name>
>    <name>Jane</name>
>   </Entry>
>   ...
>
> Is there a way to do this kind of update without rewrite the whole
> file?  My file is about 50MB.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Andrew H. Chen
> Westinghouse Electric Company, Nuclear Fuel
> 4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA, 15146
> Tel. +1 (412) 374-2316
>


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