MSDN's examples only seem to show how to get the xml string out of a
node.
I don't want the xml string! That's why I'm using your XML library in
the first place sillies!

Anyway, I've been pooring over the documentation for hours and I can't
seem to come up with a way to get my value out with anything but
GetText, which seems to come back with all child node values as well.
I just want the one single value, preferably as an unsigned int.

xml:
<economy>

<good>
   <name>Energy</name>
   <value>12</value>
   <tech>1</tech>
</good>

<good>
   <name>Ice</name>
   <value>24</value>
   <tech>1</tech>
</good>

<good>
   <name>Water</name>
   <value>30</value>
   <tech>1</tech>
</good>

</economy>

code:

// The list is loaded and valid. checked the names and the xml output
already
//
void DataManager::ParseGoods(MSXML2::IXMLDOMNodeListPtr &
goodXMLNodes)
{
   for(Good::ID id = 0; id < static_cast<unsigned>(goodXMLNodes-
>Getlength()); ++id)
   {
      MSXML2::IXMLDOMNodePtr node = goodXMLNodes->nextNode();

      Good good;
      good.m_ID = id;

      std::string nodeName = node->nodeName;
      std::string nodeText = node->text;

      for(node = node->GetfirstChild(); node != NULL; node = node-
>GetnextSibling())
      {
         nodeName = node->nodeName;

         if( nodeName == "name" || nodeName == "Name" )
         {
            good.m_name = node->text;
         }

         if( nodeName == "value" || nodeName == "Value" )
         {
            // This throws an exception. Nowhere on MSDN can I find
what kind of exception or why it was thrown.
            // I assume there is some conversion problem...
            // How do I get my unsigned int out here?
            good.m_baseValue = node->GetnodeValue().operator unsigned
int();

         }
      }

      // Check that all fields got filled out


   }
}