XML file confused for a list?

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on December 16, 2010 at 2:08pm

Hi Matthew,

 

if you use the ReadFile component then it will indeed split the file up into loose lines. Sounds like you need to do some custom xml parsing. You can either load the file directly inside a VB (or C#) component and parse the contents there, or you can use the Readfile component and load the entire file into a single string, then parse that string. The benefit of the latter approach is that you'll get automatic updates when the file changes.

 

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David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Delft, NL

Permalink Reply by Matthew Gilbride on December 16, 2010 at 3:23pm

Thanks David. I'll look at those options.

Permalink Reply by taz on December 16, 2010 at 4:39pm

This is a scripted CSV parser as an example:

 

http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/file-parser