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Re: Question for updating existing XML file

• To: "Chen, Andrew ." <ChenA@w...>
• Subject: Re: Question for updating existing XML file
• From: Oleg Dulin <oleg@c...>
• Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:30:02 -0400
• Cc: "'xml-dev@l...'" <xml-dev@l...>
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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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