Reading & Updating an XML file which has NO ROOT NODE

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How to read and update an XML file where there is no root node.

Posted 6-Oct-10 2:25am

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2010-10-06T02:49:00

Solution 3

Read the file as a text file, and use XElement.Parse() to parse the text. Put the code into a try/catch block just in case you end up parsing something that isn't identifiable as XML.

Posted 6-Oct-10 2:49am

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Hiren solanki · Answer 2 · 2010-10-06T02:28:00

Solution 1

I can understand but The first Rule of XML is
It should have one and only one Root node,

How can you categories such as a XML ?

Posted 6-Oct-10 2:28am

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Vigneshb6 · Answer 3 · 2010-10-06T02:43:00

Solution 2

With Out The Root Node How can u say that the file is XML.

Posted 6-Oct-10 2:43am

Vigneshb6