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CustomXMLParts.Add Method

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Office Developer Reference

Allows you to add a new CustomXMLPart to a file.

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References to DTDs from custom XML parts are not supported. DTD references in custom XML parts will not resolve, and custom XML parts containing DTD references generate an exception when an attempt is made to save the file's content to a flat XML file.

Syntax

expression.Add(XML, SchemaCollection)

expression   An expression that returns a CustomXMLParts object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
XML Optional String Contains the XML to add to the newly created CustomXMLPart.
SchemaCollection Optional CustomXMLSchemaCollection Represents the set of schemas to be used to validate this stream.

Return Value
CustomXMLPart

Example
The following example adds a new CustomXMLPart, selects a CustomXMLPart using a search criteria, and then selects a single node from that part.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ShowCustomXmlParts()
    On Error GoTo Err

Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart

Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode
Dim cxns As CustomXMLNodes
Dim strXml As String
Dim strUri As String

    ' Example written for Word.

    ' Add a custom XML part.
    ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts.Add "<custXMLPart />"

    ' Returns the first custom XML part with the given root namespace.
    Set cxp1 = ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts("urn:invoice:namespace")        

    ' Get a node using XPath.                             
    Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@quantity < 4]") 

Exit Sub
            



' Exception handling. Show the message and resume.
Err:
MsgBox (Err.Description)
Resume Next
End Sub

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