If there are suggestions on how to improve this blog post, then please comment below. Hope this post will help you to update complex XML files using PowerShell. The final PowerShell script will look like below: $path = 'C:\Data.xml' Update DNSServerVM: Change the attribute Value of nodes at level 4 based on the VMType attribute at the level above. Update SQLAdmin: Change the attribute Value of nodes at level 4 based on the Name attribute on the same level. Update SQLServer: Change the attribute Value of a node at level 3. Update ManagementServer: Change the attribute Value of nodes at level 3 based on the Name attribute on the same level. $ManagementServer = 'NewManagementServer' $path = 'C:\Users\sorastog\Desktop\blog\Variable.xml' Below are the step-by-step PowerShell commands on how we can update the nodes and their attributes at various levels.ĭefine the variables that we need to modify. We will update the nodes in XML file to use a new management, SQL, and DNS servers. ps1 script to your Scripts folder (C:ScriptsFinal) and give it a name (IT-Script-GUI.ps1). csv path to the location yours is stored. The only thing you’ll need to change is the. Save the above xml block in C: drive with name “Data.xml”. This is the command that will launch your menu script. Let us try to update below XML sample at various levels of node hierarchy. These complex xml files can have long complex hierarchy of XML nodes and attributes. But I felt need of one consolidated blog where complex XML files can be updated using PowerShell. Any resemblance to other material is an un-intentional coincidence and should not be misconstrued as malicious, slanderous, or any anything else hereof.There are many available blog posts on internet explaining how to update XML files in PowerShell. This article is entirely original, unless specified. This article should not be construed as the best practices white paper. NOTE: This article is purely for demonstration.
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