"MKCline" <MKCline@h...> wrote in message
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> I have a simple xml document and then a simple vbs script to test my
> searching.
>
> set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
> xmlDoc.load("1.exe.config")
>
> set
> nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes("//configuration/appSettings[add='test']/add")
> for each x in nodes
>  MsgBox( x.xml )
> next
>
> If my file looks like this:
> <configuration>
>   <appSettings>
>     <add>test</add>
>     <add ProductName="HostSync" ConfigFile="A.Config"></add>
>   </appSettings>
> </configuration>
>
> it works..
> If I rearrange the items to look like this:
> <configuration>
>   <appSettings>
>     <add ProductName="HostSync" ConfigFile="A.Config"></add>
>     <add>test</add>
>   </appSettings>
> </configuration>
>
> it fails.
> If my 'searched' node isn't the first node it doesn't find anything.
> Can anyone assist me?
>

"//configuration/appSettings[add='test']/add[@ProductName]"

This specifies you want the add element which has a ProductName attribute