February 21, 2020 – randomtutes

In many cases, we found ourselves in a situation where we need to Read and update XML files.

It’s quite straight forward in Power Shell.

Sample XML File:

Powershell script to read and update XML file

      
        <App>
      
          <Secret></Secret>
      
        </App>

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Powershell script to read and write XML file

      
        $xmlFileName "Path to XML File";
      
        [xml]$xmlDoc = Get-Content $xmlFileName
      
        $xmlDoc.APP.Secret = "Some Value"
      
        $xmlDoc.Save($xmlFileName)

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Day: February 21, 2020

Read and Write/Update the XML file in Powershell

	$xmlFileName "Path to XML File";
	[xml]$xmlDoc = Get-Content $xmlFileName

	$xmlDoc.APP.Secret = "Some Value"

	$xmlDoc.Save($xmlFileName)