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CustomXMLParts.SelectByID Method

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Office Developer Reference

Selects a custom XML part matching a GUID.

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References to DTDs from custom XML parts are not supported. DTD references in custom XML parts will not resolve, and custom XML parts containing DTD references generate an exception when an attempt is made to save the file's content to a flat XML file.

Syntax

expression.SelectByID(Id)

expression   An expression that returns a CustomXMLParts object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Id Required String Contains the GUID for the custom XML part.

Return Value
CustomXMLPart

Remarks

If a custom XML part with this ID does not exist, the method returns Nothing.

Example

The following example retrieves a custom XML part matching the GUID and then searches for a node in that part that matches an XPath expression.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart
Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode

' Returns a custom xml part by its ID.
Set cxp1 = ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts.SelectByID("F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4")


' Get the node matching the XPath expression.

Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@supplierID = 1]")

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