Yes, I think so as long as they don't have to do anything with a schema. This predates schema and there just is way too much work to make a schema. I just want to take the stuff in the C# classes and "spit it out" into the XML files in the format that they require. They have certain elements and order, etc. I know I am being vague but I don't want to post the files.
>From: Jeremy Hopkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: dotnet discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Some Basic XML "Serialization" Questions >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 07:10:38 -0700 > >Have you tried implemententing System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable > >You can then serialise and deserialise in whatever way you want. >Return null or nothing from GetSchema(), and you're away. > >You now have the two functions ReadXml and WriteXml to play with >which recieve System.Xml.XmlReader and System.Xml.XmlWriter >respectively. > >The you can read and write in pretty much anyway you want, >is that the kind of thing you are after? > > >Jeremy > > >>I understand fairly well the use of the [Serializable] attribute > >>and the native Binary > >>IFormatter interface. I understand also that there is XML and SOAP > >>serialization. But all of these seem to serialize to the CLR's view of > >>an object or something with XML Schema types. What I actually have to do > >>is: we have some XML files that we create in our application. They were > >>defined before XML schema and they are not Schema compliant. I have some > >>.NET classes I am defining and I need to put the data/state in them > >>written out to these XML files in a certain format. The trick is I can't > >>just dump .NET's "view" of the objects. The XML files have a certain > >>format. Can I make use of any of XML Serialization or do I just have > >>"pound" XML into the files using classes in System.Xml? In other words, > >>how customizable is the XML serialization? Any ideas would be greatly > >>appreciated. > >You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or >subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. --------------------- Sam Gentile .NET Consultant Co-author: Wrox Visual C++ .NET: A primer for C++ developers BLOG: http://radio.weblogs.com/0105852/ http://www.project-inspiration.com/sgentile/DotNet.htm http://www.project-inspiration.com/sgentile/ --------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
