Ok, I reach this with setwd("E:/MBayRNP/output") xml.mfd<-xmlTreeParse("myfile.xml") str(xml.mfd$doc$children$layout)
and get this: <layout> <name>Layout 2</name> <pagesByX>1</pagesByX> <pagesByY>1</pagesByY> <elements> <legend refParent="r3" xmax="0.54156171284634758" xmin="0.020151133501259435" ymax="0.31480598161051165" ymin="0.042461931948864044"/> <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" borderStep="1" borderUnit="Meter" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" legend="auto" name="MapMnaziBayhab" northArrow="auto" paging="continuous" ref="r1" scaleBar="auto" scope="locked center / scale" scopeDetail="646802.61034615175,8856311.5759953968,150" xmax="0.35877862595419846" xmin="0.027989821882951665" ymax="0.98902384414662947" ymin="0.32371064328183174"/> <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" borderStep="1" borderUnit="Meter" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" legend="hide" name="MapMnaziBayall" northArrow="auto" paging="continuous" ref="r3" scaleBar="auto" scope="locked center / scale" scopeDetail="646802.61034615175,8856311.5759953968,150" xmax="0.707379134860051" xmin="0.37659033078880411" ymax="0.98902384414662947" ymin="0.32371064328183174"/> <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" borderStep="1" borderUnit="Degree" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" legend="auto" name="Map Africa Mnazi" northArrow="auto" paging="continuous" ref="r6" scaleBar="auto" scope="entire component" xmax="0.93198992443324935" xmin="0.73047858942065491" ymax="0.98902384414662947" ymin="0.84662172667648694"/> </elements> </layout> I don't know how to go further and extract elements listed with str(xml.mfd$doc$children$layout) List of 4 $ name :List of 1 ..$ text: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr [1:2] "XMLTextNode" "XMLNode" ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" $ pagesByX:List of 1 ..$ text: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr [1:2] "XMLTextNode" "XMLNode" ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" $ pagesByY:List of 1 ..$ text: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr [1:2] "XMLTextNode" "XMLNode" ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" $ elements:List of 4 ..$ legend : list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" ..$ component: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" ..$ component: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" ..$ component: list() .. ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" - attr(*, "class")= chr "XMLNode" And I need the first two components of elements:List of 4. >From those components I need to manipulate xmax and xmin and write a new xml with these parameters changed only. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: quarta-feira, 30 de Julho de 2008 13:49 > To: Paulo Cardoso > Cc: r > Subject: Re: [R] read XML > > "Paulo Cardoso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I have a xml exported by Manifold GIS but I'm not being able to > import it > > into R using XLM package. > > I can > > > library(XML) > > xml <- xmlTreeParse("tmp.xml", useInternal=TRUE) > > xpathApply(xml, "//component/@ymin", xmlValue) > [[1]] > [1] "0.32371064328183174" > > [[2]] > [1] "0.32371064328183174" > > [[3]] > [1] "0.84662172667648694" > > so I wonder what specifically your difficulty is? > > Best, > > Martin > > > > > > > > > The file have this structure: > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > > > > - <layout> > > > > <name>Layout 2</name> > > > > <pagesByX>1</pagesByX> > > > > <pagesByY>1</pagesByY> > > > > - <elements> > > > > <legend refParent="r3" xmax="0.54156171284634758" > > xmin="0.020151133501259435" ymax="0.31480598161051165" > > ymin="0.042461931948864044" /> > > > > <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" > > borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" > > borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" > borderStep="1" > > borderUnit="Meter" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" > > legend="auto" name="MapMnaziBayhab" northArrow="auto" > paging="continuous" > > ref="r1" scaleBar="auto" scope="locked center / scale" > > scopeDetail="646802.61034615175,8856311.5759953968,150" > > xmax="0.35877862595419846" xmin="0.027989821882951665" > > ymax="0.98902384414662947" ymin="0.32371064328183174" /> > > > > <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" > > borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" > > borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" > borderStep="1" > > borderUnit="Meter" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" > > legend="hide" name="MapMnaziBayall" northArrow="auto" > paging="continuous" > > ref="r3" scaleBar="auto" scope="locked center / scale" > > scopeDetail="646802.61034615175,8856311.5759953968,150" > > xmax="0.707379134860051" xmin="0.37659033078880411" > > ymax="0.98902384414662947" ymin="0.32371064328183174" /> > > > > <component background="auto" border="none" borderDegMinSec="false" > > borderEachPage="true" borderFont="Tahoma, 8" borderFore="#000000" > > borderMargin="12" borderNoOverlaps="true" borderRounding="0" > borderStep="1" > > borderUnit="Degree" controlPoints="auto" graticule="auto" grid="auto" > > legend="auto" name="Map Africa Mnazi" northArrow="auto" > paging="continuous" > > ref="r6" scaleBar="auto" scope="entire component" > xmax="0.93198992443324935" > > xmin="0.73047858942065491" ymax="0.98902384414662947" > > ymin="0.84662172667648694" /> > > > > </elements> > > > > </layout> > > > > > > > > Any idea? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Paulo Cardoso > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- > Martin Morgan > Computational Biology / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center > 1100 Fairview Ave. N. > PO Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109 > > Location: Arnold Building M2 B169 > Phone: (206) 667-2793 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 29-07- > 2008 6:43 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.