"MKCline" <MKCline@h...> wrote in message
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> What you posted was correct but I actually wanted to select the node
> that didn't have attributes.  I'm building these nodes as I go along
> and create the text so that I can find the node to later set attributes
> on it.
>
> I found part of my issue was that MSXML uses XSLPattern instead of
> XPath by default so by adding a line to change the selectionpattern I
> was able to get closer but still wasn't able to completely resolve my
> issue.
>
> xmlDoc.load("1.exe.config")
> xmlDoc.setProperty "SelectionLanguage", "XPath"
>
> I am still unclear about how to select the node that has no attributes
> and only text so that I can then alter the node.
>

As Martin points out you can modify the XPath with not(@*).

So it becomes:-

"//configuration/appSettings[add='test']/add[not(@*)]"

Although I think what you are really after is:-

"//configuration/appSettings/add[not(@*)]"

Returns any add element that has no attributes.

BTW if you are going to call setProperty you are probably better off with a
version specific ProgID such as:-

MSXML2.DOMDocument.3.0

Anthony.