Question

How to read the below xml file and write its content into a plain text file?

<!--
<config>
  <compare>
    <source>d:\demo\</source>
    <destination>e:\demo\</destination>
    <parameters>
      <parameter>FileName</parameter>
      <parameter>Size</parameter>
      <parameter>Date</parameter>
    </parameters>
  </compare>
  <compare>
    <source>d:\sample\</source>
    <destination>e:\sample\</destination>
    <parameters>
      <parameter>Name</parameter>
      <parameter>FullName</parameter>
      <parameter>version</parameter>
      <parameter>culture</parameter>
    </parameters>
  </compare>
</config>
-->

Desired Output:

d:\demo   e:\demo  FileName  Size  Date
d:\sample   e:\sample  Name  FullName  Version Culture

Answer 1

This is a great article on how to manipulate XML from PowerShell.