"The Clansman" <Not His Real Name> wrote in message news:ef7o91iXEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I want to get the path of the xmlNo:
>
> i.e.
> Categories\Video games\Nintendo 64\Games\

"Derek Harmon" <loresayer@msn.com> wrote in message
news:u1YJ7HjXEHA.1440@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> "The Clansman" <Not His Real Name> wrote in message
news:ef7o91iXEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I want to get the path of the xmlNo:
> >
> > i.e.
> > Categories\Video games\Nintendo 64\Games\
>
> I take it there is a Categories node beneath Games that is the one
> you selected? (btw, element names can't include spaces.)
>
> - - - ParentNodePath.vb (excerpt)
> ' . . .
> Dim xn As XmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode( "//Category")
> If ( xn Is Not Nothing ) Then
> ' Import StringBuilder from System.Text
> Dim buf As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder( 256)
> xn = xn.ParentNode
> While ( ( xn Is Not Nothing ) And ( xn.ParentNode Is Not
Nothing ) )
> buf.Insert( 0, '\')
> buf.Insert( 0, xn.Name)
> n = n.ParentNode
> End While
> End If
> Dim parentPath As String = buf.ToString( )
> ' . . .
> - - -
>
> Assuming it finds a Category element in a node tree resembling your
> example, parentPath will easily contain:
>
> Categories\VideoGames\Nintendo64\Games\
>
>
> Derek Harmon
>
>