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This code snippet will show you on how to create a simple xml file in Visual Studio 10 Beta 2.

Step 1: Add a namespace to your code behind System.Xml and System.Text

Step 2: In your event/method to create an xml file           

                //Create a path were to save the xml file

                String path = Server.MapPath(@”FolderName\MyFileName.xml”); 

                //Instantiate an XmlWriterSettings

                var xmlWrite = new XmlWriterSettings();

                //And other Declaration

                xmlWrite.Indent = true;

                xmlWrite.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;

                xmlWrite.Encoding = Encoding.ASCII;

                //Then try to write a data in xml file

                Using (var write = XmlWriter.Create(path,xmlWrite))

               {

                write.WriteComment(“This is a basic sample on how to create xml file”);

                write.WriteStartElement(“Head”);

                write.WriteStartElement(“Header”);

                write.WriteStartAttribute(“Header”);

                write.WriteValue(HeaderValue);

                write.WriteEndAttribute();

                write.WriteEndElement(); 

                write.WriteStartElement(“Footer”);

                write.WriteStartAttribute(“Footer”);

                write.WriteValue(FooterValue);

                 write.WriteEndAttribute();

                 write.WriteEndElement();

                 write.Flush();

                 }

That’s it. This sample created on asp.net project.