How to create XML Editor with c#? - C# Discussion Boards

Nick Parker13-Dec-03 8:32

Nick Parker

13-Dec-03 8:32

There are a myriad of different ways to write to a text file, take a look at the System.IO Namespace[^], in particular the TextWriter class if you are just starting out. Smile | :)

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Charlie Williams13-Dec-03 8:41

Charlie Williams

13-Dec-03 8:41

There are quite a few ways of creating files. Here's an easy one:

Using System.IO;<br />
<br />
string path = @"C:\MyTextFile.txt";<br />
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(path, true);<br />
writer.WriteLine("Howdy!");<br />
writer.Close();

This appends text to the file if it already exists or creates a new one if it doesn't. There are many other options if you need more fine-grained control over the file's behavior. Check out the System.IO namespace for more info on them.

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leppie13-Dec-03 8:49

leppie

13-Dec-03 8:49

try this as the first line in Main:

Console.SetOut( File.CreateText("console.log") );

Now everything goes to that file Smile | :)

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How to create XML Editor with c#?

Anonymous14-Dec-03 6:50

Anonymous

14-Dec-03 6:50

Thanks alot everyone! Smile | :)

Chua Wen Ching13-Dec-03 2:55

Chua Wen Ching

13-Dec-03 2:55

Hi everyone,

I want to do something like XMLSpy or may tools like DreamweaverMX.

1) When you type this:

Before: (ignore the "")
========
"<"MyCompany">" //then the xml editor will automatically add the

After:
=======
"<"MyCompany">" "<"/MyCompany">"

I just want to do a very simple xml editor for c#. And at the end, save it into a xml file. I had been coding xml in notepad, and it is very troublesome.

I am not sure what areas i need to research in. Is there any tutorial on this or any source code, which i can refer to?

Any help, please?

Thanks.

Regards,
Chua Wen Ching :p

Roger Alsing13-Dec-03 4:03

Roger Alsing

13-Dec-03 4:03

we are a small component company and a bit short on time , so we are always interested in people making samples with our controls.

if the project is not indended to be opensource you can get a license for free for our
syntaxbox (http://www.compona.com/wikiengine/WikiPageViewer.ascx?id=5[^])

supposing we get the right to publish the editor as a sample on our website.

//Roger

Chua Wen Ching13-Dec-03 4:38

Chua Wen Ching

13-Dec-03 4:38

Hi there,

Thanks for the url.

I am looking to how to do that, not using any component.

I just want to write a xml editor, so i can save up money and code xml much easier.

Any help, on areas which i can achieve the thing i want, please?

Thanks.

Heath Stewart13-Dec-03 6:35

Heath Stewart

13-Dec-03 6:35

Save money by using notepad, gvim, emacs, or some other vanilla text editor! If your typing skills are good enough, such "helpful" features are, IMO, actually just hinderances.

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.21
GCS/G/MU d- s: a- C++++ UL@ P++(+++) L+(--) E--- W+++ N++ o+ K? w++++ O- M(+) V? PS-- PE Y++ PGP++ t++@ 5 X+++ R+@ tv+ b(-)>b++ DI++++ D+ G e++>+++ h---* r+++ y+++
-----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----

blakeb_115-Dec-03 3:32

blakeb_1

15-Dec-03 3:32

Are there any other requirements on what type of projects would qualify for this? Do they have to be freeware type projects or can it be a program that we might possibly sell?

blakeb_115-Dec-03 3:33

blakeb_1

15-Dec-03 3:33

Sorry, that last message was meant for Roger J

Blake

Roger Alsing17-Dec-03 21:09

Roger Alsing

17-Dec-03 21:09

what we are looking for is sample applications for our users , code samples using our free controls.
so we are not looking for huge binary demos of any sort , just easy to follow code samples.

//Roger

KevinMac13-Dec-03 5:59

KevinMac

13-Dec-03 5:59

I started to write my own and I found this on the net for FREE. http://architag.com/xray/ I use it all the time and find it very useful. If you still want to pursue developing your own I would enjoy the chance to work on an open source project if you need help.

Kevin

Chua Wen Ching13-Dec-03 6:30

Chua Wen Ching

13-Dec-03 6:30

Yeah, thanks for the link again.

I want to develop for myself. Anything that is written with c# and work with .net framework 1.1?

Just wonder, intellisense is something free to download and add into my system or what? Just assume i write a xml editor which i require intellisense.

Any help? Thanks.

Christian Graus14-Dec-03 10:02

Christian Graus

14-Dec-03 10:02

I wrote an article for Windows Developer Journal on an XML wrapper in C#, with a friend called 'Matt Cole' ( google his name and mine to find it ) and the code came with a simple editor that does what you want, albiet in a brute force manner.

Christian

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Ahmed Galal13-Dec-03 1:26

Ahmed Galal

13-Dec-03 1:26

why im always getting a format exception when am tryin to convert a string to int using Convert.ToInt32() ??
however, the string only contains "5" .

thanx

Heath Stewart13-Dec-03 6:33

Heath Stewart

13-Dec-03 6:33

It should work (and does work in all other cases), so it begs the question: are you sure the string only contains "5" (by debugging your code and checking the string going into Convert.ToInt32), or do you only think it does? Remember that strings are immutable, so that if you originally had a string like "asdf5" and called someString.Remove(0, 4), it doesn't modify the original string but returns a new one instead (which you could assign to the same variable if you wanted).

Ahmed Galal13-Dec-03 9:03

Ahmed Galal

13-Dec-03 9:03

heres my code.

<br />
nLevels = Convert.ToInt32(Levels.ToString(),16);<br />

where Levels is a textbox and contains a number !

is there any errors ?

thanx for reply

Colin Angus Mackay13-Dec-03 9:33

Colin Angus Mackay

13-Dec-03 9:33

Try
nLevels = Convert.ToInt32(Levels.Text, 10);

I've never tried a TextBox.ToString() but I suspect it won't give you what you want. Also the 16 you've got in your line of code tells it to expect a Hexadecimal value rather than a decimal value. Are you sure that is what you wanted also?

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Heath Stewart13-Dec-03 16:19

Heath Stewart

13-Dec-03 16:19

Right, he definitely wants 10 for the radix. Also, System.Windows.Forms.TextBox.ToString always returns the Type, "System.Windows.Forms.TextBox", as do most classes (well, their own Type, which is inherited functionality from Object.ToString).

leppie13-Dec-03 8:51

leppie

13-Dec-03 8:51

ALso try explicitly defining the number base.

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