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Modify XML data set

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OleDb" %>

<script language="VB" runat="server">

  Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)

    Dim objDataSet    As New DataSet()

    ' read in the XML file
    objDataSet.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("NewEmployees.xml"))

    ' show it in a grid    
    dgEmployees1.DataSource = objDataSet.Tables(0).DefaultView
    dgEmployees1.DataBind()

    ' modify a row
    objDataSet.Tables("employee").Rows(0).Item("firstName") = "Bob"
    objDataSet.Tables("employee").Rows(0).Item("lastName") = "Dylan"


    ' add a new row to the table
    Dim objTable  As DataTable
    Dim objNewRow As DataRow
  
    objTable = objDataSet.Tables("employee")
    objNewRow = objTable.NewRow()
    objNewRow.Item("firstName") = "Norman"
    objNewRow.Item("lastName") = "Blake"
    objTable.Rows.Add(objNewRow)

    ' save it to a new file
    objDataSet.WriteXml(Server.MapPath("Employees2.xml"))
    
    ' read in the new file
    Dim objDataSet2    As New DataSet()
    objDataSet2.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("Employees2.xml"))

    ' show it in another grid
    dgEmployees2.DataSource = objDataSet2.Tables(0).DefaultView
    dgEmployees2.DataBind()


  End Sub

</script>

<html>
 <body>
  <table>
   <tr>
    <td valign="top"><asp:DataGrid id="dgEmployees1" runat="server" /></td>
    <td valign="top"><asp:DataGrid id="dgEmployees2" runat="server" /></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
 </body>
</html>

<%--
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<employees>
  <employee id="1">    
      <firstName>Nancy</firstName>
      <lastName>Lee</lastName> 
    <city>Seattle</city>
    <state>WA</state>
    <zipCode>98122</zipCode>   
  </employee>
  <employee id="2">    
      <firstName>Jason</firstName>
      <lastName>Wang</lastName>
    <city>Vancouver</city>
    <state>WA</state>
    <zipCode>98123</zipCode>   
  </employee> 
</employees>
--%>


           
       








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