A problem with format when I create an xml file

Irina,

This is how Microsoft DOM objects work. They don't insert line breaks or indentation when saving XML elements to a file.

This format does not affect the way .xml files are loaded by script code or applications. That is, if you work with the file programmatically, perhaps, you can keep the situation as it is now. However, if the file is intended for reviewing or editing by humans, you have to create code that will insert line breaks and indents.

If you have Visual Studio, then to format the file contents, select Edit | Advanced | Format Document from Visual Studio's menu.

If you want to format the document from script, you can create an .xsl template and apply it to your .xml file when it is ready.

But an easier solution, I think, would be to call the createTextNode method to insert needed text data into the xml tree.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to use this method. The code is based on the procedure you use but differs a little. I think you will get the idea:

// Insert a line break

function AddCRLFNode(ADoc, parentNode)

{

  var node = ADoc.createTextNode("\n");

  parentNode.appendChild(node);

}

// Insert an indent

function AddIndentNode(ADoc, parentNode)

{

  var node = ADoc.createTextNode("\t");

  parentNode.appendChild(node);

}

function AddTestRun() 

{ 

  var Doc, Nodes, i, Node;

  // File name

  var path_result_log = "C:\\Temp\\MyTest.xml";

  

  Doc = Sys.OleObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.6.0");

  Doc.async = false;                              

  // Doc.load(path_result_log);   // My code always creates a new file

  // Create the root element

  var test_run = Doc.createElement("TestRun");

  var attID = Doc.createAttribute("testTool");

  attID.Text = "TestComplete";

  test_run.setAttributeNode(attID);

  // Add the root element to the doc

  Doc.AppendChild(test_run);

  AddCRLFNode(Doc, test_run); // Add a line break 

 

  // Create another element

  var elem2 = Doc.createElement("childElement1");

  attID = Doc.createAttribute("someAttr");

  attID.Text = "Attribute_Value";

  elem2.setAttributeNode(attID);

  // Add the element to the doc

  AddIndentNode(Doc, test_run); // Add an indent

  test_run.AppendChild(elem2);  // Add the element

  AddCRLFNode(Doc, test_run);   // Add a line break

  // Create the third element

  var elem3 = Doc.createElement("childElement2");

  attID = Doc.createAttribute("someAttr");

  attID.Text = "Attribute_Value";

  elem3.setAttributeNode(attID);

  // Add the element to the doc

  AddIndentNode(Doc, test_run); // Add an indent

  test_run.AppendChild(elem3);  // Add the element

  AddCRLFNode(Doc, test_run);   // Add a line break

  // Save changes

  Doc.Save(path_result_log);

}