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gik
gik

Reputation: 9

c# File in xml format not opening in xml viewer

Created a .xml file in C# console program using StreamWriter without using any xml write library functions). However, it does not show data in XML viewer - shows fine if opened as a text file. I tried, like I saw somewhere on this site, the following - 

FileStream fStream = new FileStream (@"c:\new.xml", FileMode.Create)

StreamWriter fWrite = new StreamWriter(fStream, Encoding.UTF8);

fwrite.WriteLine (myLine);

where the first myLine was

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Is there a way to make this open like an xml file without having to use the xml lib functions?

Here's some more info - Contents of the file I wrote, as it opens in Notepad : (OK, the contents are like below, but formatting isn't - the CTRL K that I was instructed to do here did the formatting!)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OutermostTag>
      <RepetitiveInnerTag Action="AddSomething">
            <ID1>12345<ID1>
            <Level1>Leveldata1<Level1>
            <DisplayName>Name to Display<DisplayName>
            <Description>Describe it all here<Description>
            <SortOrder>ASC<SortOrder>
            <ID2>C3<ID2>
            <Level2>Data<Level2>
      </RepetitiveInnerTag>
</OutermostTag>

While opened as xml only the first inner tag (viz.,) data is displayed, space-demited as follows: 

12345 Leveldata1 Name to Display Describe it all here ASC C3 Data

And the output display is the same whether I use the Encoding.UTF8 property or not. By "open like an xml" I mean, in addition to displaying the entire data in the file, also make the tags collapsible (the color and all that format-related stuff that (presumably) the browser (IE) puts in)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 211

Answers (2)

gik
gik

Reputation: 9

OK guys, I found out the blunder I did - didn't used the opening element tags to close them as well (OOOOPs!).Than you all for your time (and apologize to have wasted it too). a C/C++ programmer on my first C# trial project, didn't want the complications of using the XML writer libs; and now am delighted that it still works doing the lib work simply by myself the C-style (contrary to my boss's insistence that it wont:)). Will be careful next time I post

Upvotes: 0

Anjo
Anjo

Reputation: 171

Have you tried using flush? try putting it after fWrite.WriteLine

fWrite.Flush();

Upvotes: 2

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