Question

I want to create a component by giving XML source input directly using core service 2011, in SDL Tridion 2011.

I want to write code to create a component by uploading source XML. Using the core service 2011.

Say name of the xml file is helloworld.xml and location is D:\abcd\cdef\all\helloworld.xml.

I have written the code like this, but its not working.

XmlDocument contentxml = new XmlDocument();
contentxml.LoadXml(@"D:\abcd\cdef\all\helloworld.xml");
Response.Write("<BR>" + contentxml.ToString());
component.Content = contentxml.ToString();
ComponentData comp = (ComponentData)client.Create(component, new ReadOptions());

The Response.write is displaying nothing. Correct me if I missed any thing.
It’s not creating any component and error is coming.

When i tried this:

XmlDocument contentxml = new XmlDocument();
try
{
    contentxml.LoadXml(@"D:\abcd\cdef\all\helloworld.xml");
}
catch (XmlException exp)
{
    Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
}
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
XmlTextWriter xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
contentxml.WriteTo(xw);
Response.Write("<BR>" + sw.ToString());

component.Content = sw.ToString();
ComponentData comp = (ComponentData)client.Create(component, new ReadOptions());

This time it’s showing unable to find UUId: some thing like that.

My helloworld.xml looks like this.

<Content xmlns="uuid:1111eb85-0X11-11f9-1e2X-1X82X78fX920">
    <first>Hello World.This is Fisrt field</first>
    <second>Hello World.This is second field</second>
</Content>

It would be great if some one share some sample code to do it.

Answer 1

The general outline:

1. Load the XML from the file into an XDocument / XmlDocument.
2. Create a new Component by calling GetDefaultData on the client.
3. Set the Content property of the Component to the XML.
4. Save the Component by calling Save on the client.

If you haven’t already, please have a look at the Core Service API documentation available on SDL Tridion World.

If you have trouble implementing this, please post the code that you have and what you have tried in order to make it work.