hi all,
I need to update an existing xml file based on the value selected while installing my application. I can only append to the file and what I need is to add a line before the end of the close tag of the xml file.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ini>
<tag1> values</tag>
</ini>
I want to add a line <targetdir>new value </targetdir> before </ini>. so at the end the file should look like,
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ini>
<tag1> values</tag>
<targetdir>new value </targetdir>
</ini>
Is this possible? please email to forad4@yahoo.com. thanks for the help.
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write to a xml file
Started by
forad4
, Dec 16 2005 23:04
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Taco Bell
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 03:53
Well if you can truly only append to the file, then that's not ever gonna be possible, so I doubt you literally mean that. Simply that you have to keep the existing structure intact
That being said, there's nothing special about it being an XML file as the content is still plain text and InstallShield doesn't have functions specifically designed with that syntax in mind.
Therefore, you can just use the standard OpenFile, GetLine, and WriteLine functions to go through it line-by-line. Then conditionalize it to react accordingly when it's time to write out that TargetDir value.
That being said, there's nothing special about it being an XML file as the content is still plain text and InstallShield doesn't have functions specifically designed with that syntax in mind.
Therefore, you can just use the standard OpenFile, GetLine, and WriteLine functions to go through it line-by-line. Then conditionalize it to react accordingly when it's time to write out that TargetDir value.
