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

Save and read application settings to and from an XML File with VB6 and VBA.

Procedure List

Procedure Name	Type	Description
(Declarations)	Declarations	Declarations and private variables for the CXMLSettings class.
SourceFile	Property	Get the path and name of the XML source file.
Class_Initialize	Initialize	Initialize the class.
Class_Terminate	Terminate	Clean up opened objects when the class is terminated.
GetNodes	Method	Return array of nodes for the specified section.
GetNodeValue	Private	Create an array of child node values for the specified node.
GetSetting	Method	Get a setting entry from the document.
LoadXML	Method	Load an XML document.
SaveXML	Method	Save an XML document.
WriteSetting	Method	Write a setting entry to the document.
AddRootNode	Private	Create a default Root Document node.
FileExists	Method	Determine if a file name exists.
mxmlDocument_OnDataAvailable	Private	Event raised by the XML parser when data is available.
mxmlDocument_OnReadyStateChange	Private	Event raised by the XML parser when the Ready State changes.

Example Code for Using Class: XMLSettings

' To use this example:
' 1.  Create a new form.
' 2.  Create the following command buttons: cmdSaveSettings, cmdGetSettings
' 3.  Paste the entire contents of this module into the new form's module.

' This example assumes that the sample files are located in the folder named by the following constant
Private Const mcstrSamplePath As String = "C:\Total Visual SourceBook 2013\Samples\"

Private Sub cmdGetSettings_Click()
  ' Comments: Retrieve values from the XML file

  Dim objSettings As CXMLSettings

  Set objSettings = New CXMLSettings

  objSettings.SourceFile = mcstrSamplePath & "Settings.xml"
  objSettings.LoadXML

  ' Read the values from the XML file
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section1", "Entry1")
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section1", "Entry2")
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section1", "Entry3")
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section2", "Entry1")
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section2", "Entry2")
  Debug.Print objSettings.GetSetting("Section2", "Entry3")
  Debug.Print "Created", objSettings.GetSetting("Section3", "Created")
  Debug.Print "Last Read", objSettings.GetSetting("Section3", "LastRead")

  ' Update the XML file to save when it was last read
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section3", "LastRead", Now()
  objSettings.SaveXML

  Set objSettings = Nothing
End Sub

Private Sub cmdSaveSettings_Click()
  ' Comments: Save values to the XML file

  Dim objSettings As CXMLSettings

  ' Create the class object
  Set objSettings = New CXMLSettings

  ' Specify the name of the XML file to create
  objSettings.SourceFile = mcstrSamplePath & "Settings.xml"
  ' Add an item to the XML file
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section1", "Entry1", "Section1Entry1Value"
  ' Save the file to disk
  objSettings.SaveXML

  ' Add other items to the XML file
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section1", "Entry2", "Section1Entry2Value"
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section1", "Entry3", "Section1Entry3Value"
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section2", "Entry1", "Section2Entry1Value"
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section2", "Entry2", "Section2Entry2Value"
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section2", "Entry3", "Section2Entry3Value"
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section3", "Created", Now()
  objSettings.SaveXML
  objSettings.WriteSetting "Section3", "LastRead", ""
  objSettings.SaveXML

  ' Close the object
  Set objSettings = Nothing
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Me.cmdGetSettings.Caption = "Get Settings"
  Me.cmdSaveSettings.Caption = "Save Settings"
End Sub

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