CustomXMLPart.Load Method (Office)

Allows the template author to populate a CustomXMLPart from an existing file. Returns True if the load was successful.

Syntax

expression .Load(FilePath)

expression An expression that returns a CustomXMLPart object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

FilePath

Required

String

Points to the file on the user’s computer or on a network containing the XML to be loaded.

Return Value

Boolean

Example

The following example adds a custom XML part, populates the custom XML part with XML from a file, and then manipulates the part's nodes.

Sub ShowCustomXmlParts() 
    On Error GoTo Err 
 
    Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart 
 
    With ActiveDocument 
        ' Example written for Word. 
 
        ' Add a custom XML part and then load the XML from a file. 
        Set cxp1 = .CustomXMLParts.Add 
        cxp1.Load "c:\invoice.xml" 
 
        Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@quantity < 4]")  
        ' Insert a subtree before the single node selected previously. 
        cxn.InsertSubTreeBefore("<discounts><discount>0.10</discount></discounts>")   
               
        ' Delete custom XML part. 
        cxp1.Delete 
        cxn.Delete 
                 
    End With 
     
    Exit Sub 
                 
' Exception handling. Show the message and resume. 
Err: 
        MsgBox (Err.Description) 
        Resume Next 
End Sub

See Also

Concepts

CustomXMLPart Object Members

CustomXMLPart Object