Creating an XML document using DOMDocument60 with the use of the xmlns attribute

Question

Hello,

With Access 2021, I am trying to create an XML document using DOMDocument60.

After creating the first element with the <xmlns> attribute and its value, I see that the added child element also has the attribute name.

If I change the <xmlns> attribute name to another value or if the namespace is followed in prefix (xmlns:abc), I don't have this problem.

How to solve this problem?

Is this the correct way to handle the <xmlns> attribute for the first element?

Here is my test code.

Private Sub cmdEssai_Click()

Dim xmlDomRuban As New DOMDocument60
Dim xmlElement1 As IXMLDOMElement
Dim xmlElement2 As IXMLDOMElement

Set xmlElement1 = xmlDomRuban.createElement("customUI")
xmlDomRuban.appendChild xmlElement1
xmlElement1.setAttribute "xmlns", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui"

Set xmlElement2 = xmlDomRuban.createElement("ribbon")
xmlElement1.appendChild xmlElement2

Debug.Print xmlDomRuban.XML

End Sub

Answer 1

Try this:

Private Function CreateElement(ByVal doc As DOMDocument60, ByVal name As String) As IXMLDOMElement
    
    Set CreateElement = doc.createNode(tagDOMNodeType.NODE_ELEMENT, name, "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui")

End Function

Private Sub cmdEssai_Click()

    Dim xmlDomRuban As New DOMDocument60
    Dim xmlElement1 As IXMLDOMElement
    Dim xmlElement2 As IXMLDOMElement
    
    Set xmlElement1 = CreateElement(xmlDomRuban, "customUI")
    xmlDomRuban.appendChild xmlElement1

    Set xmlElement2 = CreateElement(xmlDomRuban, "ribbon")
    xmlElement1.appendChild xmlElement2
    
    Debug.Print xmlDomRuban.XML

End Sub