Can I use XML with C# windows applications? For data storage and things like that???

Todd Vance

Total newbie question here:

I am building several different apps while trying to learn C#. I once heard that my dbase app that would store members names and contributions could be used with an XML file...this possible?

OR I want to make a game that has trivia questions - was going to use a streamReader but can I do this with XML just as easy or easier????

Does anyone have any good XML / C# - windows tutorial links?

Thanks!

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Mahesh Chand19y ago
Simply search this site for Reading and Writing XML ;)

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/mahesh/ReadWriteXml01172006102616AM/ReadWriteXml.aspx
Todd Vance19y ago
Awesome Brandon,,,, thank you! I am excited to try and find the XML way to do a small dbase solution. And I assume that you can somehow encrypt the names and data within the XML sheet?

Actually, that would probably not matter much since it would be a local application....
19y ago
Yes, XML is an excellent small "database" solution. While its not a REAL database it does have alot of the functionality and portability of one without all the coding. I used to have a really great site I used awhile back to teach myself some cool XML tricks but I seem to have lost it...

Just google what your looking for and Im sure you will find something but like, for your game app, XML would be a great way to store saved states or other info that you want organized and related to a certain key for data extraction later.

Try these:

http://www.developer.com/net/csharp/article.php/3489611
http://www.codeproject.com/soap/XMLReadWrite.asp

That should help and good luck!