Problem displaying XML API data in ASP.NET

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I have access to an XML API in the form of a URL link as an example, but I want to create a search box (in asp.net) so that users can search for the data with a set of the parameters and return/display the results based on their parameters selected e.g. holiday websites. Firstly, I just want to display the data on the browser AS A TEST so to make sure the data is returned, but I keep getting the following error:
(name is neither a DataColumn nor a DataRelation for table result.). It seems there is a problem with the node structure? Below is the ASP.NET page and also the xml file

XML

sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then
   dim myproducts=New DataSet
myproducts.ReadXml("http://api.example.com/1.0/products.xml")
   products.DataSource=myproducts
   products.DataBind()
end if
end sub
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<asp:Repeater id="products" runat="server">

<HeaderTemplate>
<table border="1" width="100%">
<tr>
<th>name</th>
</tr>
</HeaderTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
  <div>City: <%#Container.DataItem("name")%></div>
</ItemTemplate>

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Below is the extract of the XML from the API URL

XML

<result xmlns="urn:com:example:pf:model:xml:output" xmlns:ns2="urn:com:tradedoubler:pf:model:xml:common" version="3.0">
<productHeader>...</productHeader>
<products>
<product language="en">...</product>
<product language="en">
<ns2:name>Pisa Holidays</ns2:name>
<ns2:description>Pisa Holidays</ns2:description>
<ns2:productImage>
http://me.jpg
</ns2:productImage>
<ns2:categories>

Any help would be appreciated

Posted 23-Mar-15 7:16am

hm9

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