What is the Best XML API for .NET 3.5?

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Alexander Wykel - 08 May 2008 15:01 GMT

I’m starting a new project which will dynamically generate (user will have to
pick and choose data, then generate the XML dynamically) RDLC for Reporting.
My approach was to use LINQ to XML for the API. My question is what is the
best API to use? Performance is no concern, most critical factor is that the
code be easy to maintain easy to dynamically generate the mark-up for the
RDLC.

Note: We are all ready using LINQ to XML in the main application. This is
for the reprinting module of the application.

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Martin Honnen - 08 May 2008 15:15 GMT

> I’m starting a new project which will dynamically generate (user will have to
> pick and choose data, then generate the XML dynamically) RDLC for Reporting.
> My approach was to use LINQ to XML for the API. My question is what is the
> best API to use? Performance is no concern, most critical factor is that the
> code be easy to maintain easy to dynamically generate the mark-up for the
> RDLC.

I am not familiar with RDLC but using LINQ to XML (XDocument,XElement)
should be easier to work with than DOM (XmlDocument,XmlElement). If you
want to create new XML document then there is also XmlWriter as an option.

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Alexander Wykel - 08 May 2008 19:10 GMT

RDLC is the Report Definition Language Client-side that SQL Server uses it's
an XML format. I will put a post about dynamic RDLC in at the SQL Group
reporting group.

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Alexander L. Wykel
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> > I’m starting a new project which will dynamically generate (user will have to
> > pick and choose data, then generate the XML dynamically) RDLC for Reporting.
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> should be easier to work with than DOM (XmlDocument,XmlElement). If you
> want to create new XML document then there is also XmlWriter as an option.

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Wen Yuan Wang [MSFT] - 09 May 2008 07:32 GMT

Thanks for Martin's prompt reply.

Hello Alexander,

As you see, RDLC is a well formatted XML file. In general, we use
XmlTextWriter class which provides several methods that are useful for
creating a report definition file, as the sample showed in SQL SSRS online
book. Moreover, Linq to XML is also an option, because the code is easier
to maintain and read. Submitting the issue on SQL Reporting Group could
also be a good choice. This is becasue the people in those groups will be
more likely to be able to help and familiar in such field.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170667.aspx
[Tutorial: Generating RDL Using the .NET Framework]

Anyway, if you have any more concern, please also feel free to let us know.
We are glad to assist you.

Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Wen Yuan

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Alexander Wykel - 09 May 2008 17:58 GMT

With the addition of the new API's it's not always clear shich one shoukd be
used. I was all for LINq to XML but if there was a better approach I would
have swayed in that direction. Thank you for your input!

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