Xml file: Reading and writing. RSS

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  gokhaled89

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  Xml file: Reading and writing.

  Jul 10, 2012 06:09 AM|LINK

  Hi,

  Can anyone tell me how to store the object read from the database using entity framework into an xml file?

  And then how to read and update that file.

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  nuttynuts

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  Re: Xml file: Reading and writing.

  Jul 10, 2012 07:03 AM|LINK

  public void WriteXML()
  {
  writetoXML(DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString(), DateTime.Now.ToString(), newfilename, System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(HttpContext.Current.Request.UserHostAddress).HostName, HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["AUTH_USER"], msg, dtdate.ToShortDateString() );
  }
  
  /// <summary>
          /// Write Logs to the XML File
          /// </summary>
          /// <param name="dtdate">System Date</param>
          /// <param name="timeStamp">Time Stamp</param>
          /// <param name="fileName">File Name</param>
          /// <param name="workStation">Work Station</param>
          /// <param name="userName"> User Name </param>
          /// <param name="errorlog">Error Log</param>
          /// <param name="operationDate">Date of Operation</param>
          public void writetoXML(string dtdate, string timeStamp, string fileName, string workStation, string userName, string errorlog, string operationDate)
          {
              string savepath = HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath) + "\\ ";
              string xmlFileName = "Logs.xml";
              string xmlPath = savepath + "\\" + xmlFileName;
  
  
              // determine if the file exist
              if (!File.Exists(xmlPath))
              {
                  // we will create new xml file
  
                  XElement xml = new XElement("Logs",
                  new XElement("Log",
                  new XElement("Date", dtdate),
                  new XElement("TimeStamp", timeStamp),
                  new XElement("FileName", fileName),
                  new XElement("WorkStation", workStation),
                  new XElement("UserName", userName),
                  new XElement("Error", errorlog),
                  new XElement("OperationDate", operationDate)
                  )
                  );
  
                  xml.Save(xmlPath);
  
              }
  
              else
              {
                  // load the xml file and update it
  
                  XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Load(savepath + "\\" + xmlFileName);
  
                  xmlDoc.Element("Logs").Add(new XElement("Log", new XElement("Date", dtdate),
                  new XElement("TimeStamp", timeStamp), new XElement("FileName", fileName),
                  new XElement("WorkStation", workStation), new XElement("UserName", userName),
                  new XElement("Error", errorlog), new XElement("OperationDate", operationDate)));
                  xmlDoc.Save(xmlPath);
  
              }
  
          }

  
  
  

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  gokhaled89

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  Re: Xml file: Reading and writing.

  Jul 10, 2012 07:47 AM|LINK

  Thanks a lot.. It works..

  Can it be used in MVC 3 applications?