[wix-users] Find and Change XML Specific Element

[Edwin Castro]

I'm assuming the difference between MyConfig in the file content example
and DelphiaConfig in the xpath is just a typo.

Try this xpath?

ElementPath="//DelphiaConfig/ScheduledServices/RemoteApplica
nt[\[]@Name='ApplicantStackJob'[\]]/URL/text()"

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Edwin G. Castro


On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:06 PM Brian E via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> I have this XML:
>
> <MyConfig>
>   <ScheduledServices>
>     <RemoteApplicant>
>       <Name>ApplicantStackJob</Name>
>       <URL></URL>
>     </RemoteApplicant>
>   </ScheduledServices>
> </MyConfig>
>
> There are additional <RemoteApplicant> elements, each with a unique
> <Name>.  How can I use XmlFile to find this specific element
> (<RemoteApplicant> with <Name> = 'ApplicantStackJob') and set the <URL>.  I
> have have tried the following, which works if I omit the "[\[]@Name...[\]]"
> portion but sets all the URLs to the same value
>
>       <util:XmlFile Id="UpdateApplicantStackURL"
>                     Action="setValue"
>                     File="[CONFIGFOLDER]config.xml"
>                     SelectionLanguage="XPath"
>
>
> ElementPath="//DelphiaConfig/ScheduledServices/RemoteApplicant[\[]@Name='ApplicantStackJob'[\]]/URL"
>                     Value="[APPLICANTSTACK_API_URL]"
>                     Sequence="5" />
>
> However, it does not work when I add the "[\[]@Name...[\]]" portion to the
> path.
>
>
> Brian
>
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