CustomXMLPart.Load Method

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Office Developer Reference

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

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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.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.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  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

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