How To Read Xml File In Excel Vba

How to Read XML File in Excel VBA

To read an XML file in Excel VBA, you can use the XML DOM (Document Object Model) to parse and extract data from the XML document. Here’s an example of how you can do it:

    Sub ReadXMLFile()
      Dim xmlDoc As Object
      Dim xmlNode As Object
      Dim i As Integer
      
      ' Create a new XML document object
      Set xmlDoc = CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument")
      
      ' Load the XML file into the document object
      xmlDoc.Load "C:\path\to\your\file.xml"
      
      ' Check if the XML document was loaded successfully
      If xmlDoc.parseError.ErrorCode <> 0 Then
        MsgBox "Error loading XML file: " & xmlDoc.parseError.reason
        Exit Sub
      End If
      
      ' Traverse through the XML nodes and extract data
      For Each xmlNode In xmlDoc.SelectNodes("//yourNodeName")
        ' Access specific data within each node using XPath or node properties
        MsgBox xmlNode.SelectSingleNode("childNodeName").Text
      Next xmlNode
    End Sub
  

In the above example, we first create a new XML document object using the CreateObject function. Then, we load the XML file into the document object using the Load method, specifying the path to your XML file.

We then check if the XML document was loaded successfully by checking the parseError property. If an error occurred, we display a message box with the error details and exit the sub.

Finally, we traverse through the XML nodes using a For Each loop on the SelectNodes method, specifying the XPath expression to select the desired nodes. Within the loop, you can access and process specific data within each node using XPath or the node’s properties.

Remember to replace yourNodeName and childNodeName with the actual node names from your XML file. You can also modify the code based on your specific needs and XML structure.