Classic ASP

Remove an XML Subtree

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Demonstrates how to remove an XML subtree from an XML document. Classic ASP

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<%
success = 0

set xml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")

success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/xml/osszes.xml")

'  The XML file we're loading contains this:

'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-2" ?>
'  <EXAMPLE>
'      <OSSZES>
'          <ROW TYPE="INS">477953
'              <NUMBER>05107003972</NUMBER>
'          </ROW>
'          <ROW TYPE="INS">477954
'              <NUMBER>05107001342</NUMBER>
'          </ROW>
'          <ROW TYPE="INS">477955
'              <NUMBER>05107001342</NUMBER>
'          </ROW>
'          <ROW TYPE="INS">477956
'              <NUMBER>05107000017</NUMBER>
'          </ROW>**
'          <ROW TYPE="INS">477957
'              <NUMBER>05107002182</NUMBER>
'          </ROW>
'      </OSSZES>
'  </EXAMPLE>
'  

'  We wish to remove this subtree:

'  <ROW TYPE="INS">477956
'      <NUMBER>05107000017</NUMBER>
'  </ROW>

'  Get another reference to the XML document.
' xml2 is a Chilkat.Xml
Set xml2 = xml.GetSelf()

'  Navigate to the node that is the root of the subtree to be deleted.
'  In this case, we wish to find the node having tag "ROW" with content "477956"
notUsed = xml2.ChilkatPath("OSSZES|/C/ROW,*477956*|$")

'  Examine the xml2, it should be just the subtree.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( xml2.GetXml()) & "</pre>"

'  Now detach xml2 from the it's XML document.
'  xml2 will now be it's own XML document.
xml2.RemoveFromTree 

'  Examine our original XML document.  The subtree is removed:
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( xml.GetXml()) & "</pre>"


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