finding a specific element

[Dashley]

Hi,
I'm using an xmltextreader in .net2003 with the compact framework for a handheld app.

I have a file that can contain anywhere from 10 to 40 quesitons (sample below).

I'm using a "While reader.Read()" statement to go through the list and I'm tryig to grab an item from the file based mainly on the <QSEQUENCE> tag.

I want to say - if reader.name = "QSEQUENCE" and the qsequence value is "3" then ..

From there I want to pull and assign all the values (QID, evalid, Qtext etc..) for QSEQENCE 3 to variables and put them to use.

I cant seem to figure out the right way to do it.
Can it be done useing the xmltextreader?

Thanks

Dan

- <Question QIDELEMENT="3625">
  <QID>3625</QID> 
  <EVALID>118</EVALID> 
  <QSEQUENCE>1</QSEQUENCE> 
  <QTEXT>Walter Brown, MD</QTEXT> 
  <QTYPE>MC</QTYPE> 
  <QANSWERSET>25</QANSWERSET> 
  <QPARENT>-1</QPARENT> 
  <QDEFAULTANS>0</QDEFAULTANS> 
  <QREQUIRED>False</QREQUIRED> 
  </Question>
- <Question QIDELEMENT="3627">
  <QID>3627</QID> 
  <EVALID>118</EVALID> 
  <QSEQUENCE>3</QSEQUENCE> 
  <QTEXT>Liz Burton, CRNA</QTEXT> 
  <QTYPE>MC</QTYPE> 
  <QANSWERSET>25</QANSWERSET> 
  <QPARENT>-1</QPARENT> 
  <QDEFAULTANS>0</QDEFAULTANS> 
  <QREQUIRED>False</QREQUIRED> 
  </Question>

 

[JontyMC]

Why not load it into XmlDocument, then use SelectSingleNode()?

Jon

"I don't regret this, but I both rue and lament it.

 

[Dashley]

JontyNM,

Thanks. I'll look into the xml document. Havent used it before.

 

[Dashley]

Jonty

Just my luck the SelectSingleNode isn't supported in the compact framework. I'll keep digging around mabey the offer somthing else

 

[tsuji]

Per ms documentation, compact framework 2.0 supports it.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fb63z0tw.aspx

A workaround for unsupported platform may be found here.

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/58/290766.aspx

 

[Dashley]

tsuji

Hi. WHen I tried using it I received an error:
'SelectSingleNode' is not a member of 'system.xml.xmldocument'

I also looked in the support docuementaion and got.
//////
The .NET Compact Framework provides basic XML functionality including the XML Document Object Model (DOM). To save space, the following XML components are not supported:

XML schema validation

XmlDataDocument class

xpath queries, including node selecting methods that take xpath parameters

Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT)
/////

I even downloaded a class libreary reference for CF and it showed the selectsinglenode as grayed out(not supported).

I'm going to give the work around a try and see how it does.

Thanks alot

Dan