Insert a line in XML File

Mechanix2Go February 1, 2010 at 05:29:15

@echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedeXpansion for /f "tokens=1 delims=[]" %%a in ('find /n "classpath codebase" ^< my.xml') do ( set Q=%%a ) for /f "tokens=1* delims=[]" %%a in ('find /n /v "" ^< my.xml') do ( >> newfile echo.%%b if %%a equ !Q! ( >> newfile echo my new string ) ) ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2

Hi M2, Thanks for the immediate reply. I tried the suggested script. But the script is omitting few symbols in XML file which are important for the XML format while writing to new file. Content of new file is: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> < jboss-service.xml 38992 2005-12-13 15:29:35Z jerrygauth $ --> <-- ============================================ ========================= --> <-- JBoss Server Configuration -- > <-- ============================================ ========================= --> <server> <-- Load all jars from the JBOSS_DIST/server/<config>/lib directory. This can be restricted to specific jars by specifying them in the archives attribute. --> <classpath codebase="${jboss.server.lib.url:lib}" archives="*"/> my new string where as each line should have <!-- which is in the original file. Please see my above message for the original content of file

nbrane February 1, 2010 at 22:32:30

the enabledelayedexpansion zaps the ! everytime. might work if you remove that clause so line 1 is: @echo off>newfile & setlocal then replace the exclams around Q with percents (!Q! --> %Q%) if %%a equ %Q% ( since his construction doesn't require enabledelayed i don't think. Q has it's value prior to entering the loop, so it's ok. warning flag: if XML, no XCLM! (bad pun, sorry)

Mechanix2Go February 1, 2010 at 22:50:23

I think it's a pretty good pun. Try this: ================================ @echo off > newfile for /f "tokens=1 delims=[]" %%a in ('find /n "classpath codebase" ^< my.xml') do ( set Q=%%a ) for /f "tokens=1* delims=[]" %%a in ('find /n /v "" ^< my.xml') do ( >> newfile echo.%%b if %%a equ %Q% ( >> newfile echo my new string ) ) ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2

nbrane February 1, 2010 at 23:38:57

ha! might want to forwarn op, heads up on the <> also: <classpath codebase="${jboss.home}\shared\lib" archives="*"/> needs the >< escaped so your echo looks like: >> newfile echo ^<classpath codebase="${jboss.home}\shared\lib" archives="*"/^>

Thanks alot to nBrane and M2. My problem is really solved.