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Mike_O · 04-25-2011, 02:57 PM

Hey NKeuxmuis,

I'm not quite sure how you're parsing the XML file. itm.<name>.Value? I've never seen that before :-) Anyway, you have to use the System.XML namespace (and I have a feeling you sort of are). But in any case, here is a sample:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/parsefilecode.aspx

You should get a pretty good idea from there. So now, all you have to do is just loop through each element inside the <client> element. Here is some pseudo code:

Code:

String s;
for each itm in clients
 if itm.name = "interest" then
  s += itm.value;
 end if
next

Another thing, it's a bad practice to store tags inside a string for later output. If you need to create HTML tags dynamically, look into this sample:

http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/control_htmltable.asp

You are able to create any HTML server control on the go.

There are also various data controls available to you, which act as a template, onto which you can directly bind data (XML or from a database). Here is a sample that applies to your situation:

http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/aspnet_repeater.asp

Regards,
Mike

04-25-2011, 02:57 PM	PM User \| #2
Mike_O Regular Coder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 244 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Hey NKeuxmuis, I'm not quite sure how you're parsing the XML file. itm.<name>.Value? I've never seen that before :-) Anyway, you have to use the System.XML namespace (and I have a feeling you sort of are). But in any case, here is a sample: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/parsefilecode.aspx You should get a pretty good idea from there. So now, all you have to do is just loop through each element inside the <client> element. Here is some pseudo code: Code: String s; for each itm in clients if itm.name = "interest" then s += itm.value; end if next Another thing, it's a bad practice to store tags inside a string for later output. If you need to create HTML tags dynamically, look into this sample: http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/control_htmltable.asp You are able to create any HTML server control on the go. There are also various data controls available to you, which act as a template, onto which you can directly bind data (XML or from a database). Here is a sample that applies to your situation: http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/aspnet_repeater.asp Regards, Mike