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Install XML Examples

Example 1: Add a child element

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Create element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: first_child

Value: Created Value

Sequence: 1

Permanent: Unchecked

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value<first_child>Created Value</first_child></first>

</root>

Example 2: Set an attribute's value

An XML file located in [ProgramFilesFolder]My Product\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Set value

File: [ProgramFilesFolder]My Product\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: first_attrib

Value: Attribute Value

Sequence: 1

Permanent: Unchecked

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first first_attrib="Attribute Value">My Value</first>

</root>

Note: If "Element/Attribute name" was left blank, "My Value" would have been replaced with "Attribute Value."

Example 3: Delete an attribute

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first first_attrib="Attribute Value">My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Delete value

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: first_attrib

Value:

Sequence: 1

Permanent: Unchecked

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Note: You cannot delete the <first> element, however you can delete it's value (My Value) by leaving "Element/Attribute name" blank.

Example 4: Add a series of elements

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Create element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root

Element/Attribute name: second

Value:

Sequence: 1

Permanent: Unchecked

Action: Create element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/second

Element/Attribute name: second_child

Value:

Sequence: 2

Permanent: Unchecked

Action: Create element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/second/second_child

Element/Attribute name: cn

Value: Value

Sequence: 3

Permanent: Unchecked

The above actions result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

   <second>

       <second_child>

           <cn>Value</cn>

       </second_child>

   </second>

</root>

Configure XML Examples

Example 1: Create an element

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Create

Node: Element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: first_child

Value: Value

Verify path:

Timing: Install

Sequence: 1

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value<first_child>Value</first_child></first>

</root>

Example 2: Delete a value

An XML file located in [ProgramFilesFolder]My Product\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value<first_child>Value</first_child></first>

</root>

Action: Delete

Node: Value

File: [ProgramFilesFolder]My Product\test.xml

Element path: //root/first/first_child

Element/Attribute name:

Value:

Verify path: //root/first/first_child

Timing: Install

Sequence: 1

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value<first_child></first_child></first>

</root>

Example 3: Delete an element

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value<first_child></first_child></first>

</root>

Action: Delete

Node: Element

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: first_child

Value:

Verify path: //root/first/first_child

Timing: Install

Sequence: 1

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Example 4: Create a value

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Create

Node: Value

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: Attribute

Value: AttributeValue

Verify path: //root/first

Timing: Install

Sequence: 1

The above settings result in the following:

<root>

   <first Attribute="AttributeValue">My Value</first>

</root>

Example 5: Create a value on install, and delete a value on uninstall

An XML file located in C:\test.xml contains the following:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

Action: Create

Node: Value

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: Attribute

Value: AttributeValue

Verify path: //root/first

Timing: Install

Sequence: 1

Action: Delete

Node: Value

File: C:\test.xml

Element path: //root/first

Element/Attribute name: Attribute

Value:

Verify path: //root/first

Timing: Uninstall

Sequence: 1

After the install, the result is:

<root>

   <first Attribute="AttributeValue">My Value</first>

</root>

After the uninstall, the result is:

<root>

   <first>My Value</first>

</root>

More Information

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