
Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere
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At this point, you should be confident with reading data from XML files. In this section, we will be looking at updating nodes. We will start by updating a single node value. As we did previously, we will need to know the specific record we wish to update. Once we have learned how to update a single node, we will learn how to update multiple nodes. Again, a loop will be needed to perform this task.
From our sample XML file, we will be updating the genre for the first record. It is currently set to Computer
. We will update this to Computer – Software
. We know that the record number is 1, and we also know the node is genre
. In our XML file, this record currently looks like this:
Figure 10.21 – Current XML record
To apply an update, a two-step process must be performed. Here, you need to make the update and then save the change back to your XML file. You'll need a string variable to save...