Class: XMLFileCreate in Category XML Files : XML Files from Total Visual SourceBook

Create an XML file using the DOMDocument MSXML.DLL object with encoding to support Unicode from VBA and VB6.

Easily specify the root, add items, add elements (nodes), and add items and elements to elements.

Procedure Name Type Description
(Declarations) Declarations Declarations and private variables for the CXMLFileCreate class.
InitializeDocument Method Set file header with its encoding type.
AddRootElement Method Create root node.
AddElementItem Method Add an element to an existing node (element).
SaveDocument Method Saves XML data to disk.
' Example of CXMLFileCreate
'
' To use this example, create a new module and paste this code into it.
' Then run the procedure by putting the cursor in the procedure and pressing:
'    F5 to run it, or
'    F8 to step through it line-by-line (see the Debug menu for more options)

Private Sub Example_CXMLFileCreate()
  ' Comments: Example of using the CXMLFileCreate class to create XML files from VBA and VB6.
  '           Create an XML file that includes a list of nations, states, and counties.
  '           The example shows how to create the file header, elements, and add items or elements to elements.

  Const cstrFileName As String = "C:\Total Visual SourceBook 2013\Samples\XMLTest.xml"
  Const cstrState As String = "State"
  Const cstrProvince As String = "Province"

  Dim clsXML As New CXMLFileCreate
  Dim XMLelement As IXMLDOMElement
  Dim XMLItem As IXMLDOMElement
  Dim XMLItemStates As IXMLDOMElement
  Dim XMLItemCounties As IXMLDOMElement

  With clsXML
    ' Intialize with the root name (only one root per XML document) and encoding type
    Call .InitializeDocument("Nations", enmXML_UTF8)

    ' Create an element off the root. Keep the element object to add other items to it
    Set XMLelement = .AddRootElement("Country")

    ' Create two values for the first element. No need to keep the return object since additional items are not added to them.
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "Name", "", "United States")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "Capital", "", "Washington, DC")

    ' For states, we get the element so we can add individual states to it
    Set XMLItemStates = .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "States", "Name", cstrState)

    ' Add states to the states item with each state's name and capital
    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrState)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "California")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Sacramento")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrState)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "New York")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Albany")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrState)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "Massachusetts")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Boston")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrState)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "Texas")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Austin")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrState)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "Virginia")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Richmond")

    ' Add counties within Virginia
    Set XMLItemCounties = .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Counties")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItemCounties, "County", "", "Alexandria")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItemCounties, "County", "", "Fairfax")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItemCounties, "County", "", "Prince William")

    ' ------------------------------------------
    ' Create a new root node for another country
    Set XMLelement = .AddRootElement("Country")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "Name", "", "Canada")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "Capital", "", "Ottawa")
    Set XMLItemStates = .AddElementItem(XMLelement, "States", "Name", cstrProvince)

    ' Add Provinces to the states item
    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrProvince)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "Alberta")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Edmonton")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrProvince)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "British Columbia")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Victoria")

    Set XMLItem = .AddElementItem(XMLItemStates, cstrProvince)
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Name", "", "Ontario")
    Call .AddElementItem(XMLItem, "Capital", "", "Toronto")

    Call .SaveDocument(cstrFileName)
  End With

  Set clsXML = Nothing

End Sub

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