[Closed] Parsing XML with ActiveX Microsoft.XMLDOM

you do realise that you have a typo in the word “result”?

lol, my fault on this one, but this is just an example of what I am doing, written for the post. I don’t have this mistake on my code:)

So I still have my problem, any ideas before I try another approach to parse my files ?

Hi charles_magne,

In fact selectNodes method returns undefined because the parameter of this method isn’t good. selectNodes() expects the path to the node you want to retrieve the childs.

I’ve developed a small Collada reader in MAXSCript with Microsoft.XMLDOM before.
and I’ve used this function as follow for example :

libNodes = xmlDoc.selectNodes "//COLLADA/library"

Now with 3ds Max 9 you can use .NET Framework 2.0 in order to perform XML operations.

Thanks ypuech,

Is the path in XPath format ?

Concerning Max9, I think it is not yet released in France… And when it is release, it will take some time to buy…

Is the path in XPath format ?

It seems that it’s an XSL pattern query.

Take a look at http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/xmldom/QuickRef/node_selectNodes.html and XML DOM Reference at http://www.devguru.com/technologies/XML_DOM/home.asp

One last question, this ActiveX component has to be in a rollout. But it creates a black rectangle on my rollout, not very pretty:). Is there a way to make it disappear ?

(I’ve tried

activeXControl xmlParser "Microsoft.XMLDOM" visible:false

this doesn’t work)

Hi,

Here is the way to do that :

rollout rXML "XML" silenterrors:true
( 
	local init = true
	activeXControl axXML "MSXML2.DOMDocument" setupEvents:false releaseOnClose:false
	on rXML open do init = false
)

struct _xmlops (

	xmlDoc,
	
	-- Init xmlDoc member
	fn init force:false =
	(
		if( rXML.init or force ) do
		(
			createDialog rXML
			destroyDialog rXML
		)
		
		-- Init member
		xmlDoc = rXML.axXML
		xmlDoc.async = false
	),
	
	-- Return xmlDoc member
	fn GetXmlDoc =
	(
		xmlDoc
	)
)

xmlops = _xmlops()

With this example the rollout containing the XMLDOM activex is destroyed at init but the control is not released on close.

Also look at :

• “xmlIO.ms” in stdplugs\stdscripts\baseLib
• http://www.rodgreen.com

Hey Charles,

You can destroy the rollout that houses the ActiveX control and it will still be accessible. We do this by putting our instances of the ActiveX control in a separate rollout and create/destroy it before we begin XML related functions.

-b

Hey Charles,

You can destroy the rollout that houses the ActiveX control and it will still be accessible. We do this by putting our instances of the ActiveX control in a separate rollout and create/destroy it before we begin XML related functions.

The source code I’ve posted does exactly what you’ve said :).