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Re: modify xml file


  • Subject: Re: modify xml file
  • From: Lewis Butler <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:44:01 -0600

On Tuesday, 12 August 2003, at 10:20, Jeramey Valley wrote:
At 10:00 +0200 8/12/03, julifos wrote:
Maybe it's an *extension* problem; you can edit a *valid* plist, but not a
xml. So, you can duplicate the file, work with it, then rename back the
plist to xml.

This gets me very close to a solutions using Defaults. From my very limited understanding, the key value I'm trying to get at is buried (embedded) within a couple deeper arrays(?). Changing the xml file to a plist, I can get defaults to read the file (awesome).
I'm now stumbling while getting it to write a specific value. Not sure if I have to read out the whole array (correct terminology?), make changes and then write that chunk back or what. In the file, the data I'm going for is under AuthName, which is under PPP, under 2, under Network Services. A larger concern is that the "2" may vary from system to system (it represents the network configurations on a machine and some of the machines this is targeted at will have 2 or 3 network configs).

You're trying to use a screwdriver to pound nails. You have a perfectly good hammer sitting right next to you. (man defaults)

do shell script "defaults write thefile thekey thevalue"


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