# How to add and delete data stored in xml file using c# and visual studio 2005?

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**Created:** [June 19, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-and-delete-data-stored-in-xml-file-using-c-and-visual-studio-2005/263833 "2008-06-19T15:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![fishjelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@fishjelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fishjelly)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-and-delete-data-stored-in-xml-file-using-c-and-visual-studio-2005/263833/1 "2008-06-19T15:56:06Z")

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How to add and delete the data stored in xml file using C# and visual studio 2005?

For example:  
for this xml document…

\<MenuRoot\>  
\<Books\>  
\<book\>  
\<title\> ABC \</title\>  
\<author\>DEF\</author\>  
\<subject\>Project Management \</subject\>  
\</book\>  
\</Books\>  
\</MenuRoot\>

Add the new data to become as follow:

\<MenuRoot\>  
\<Books\>  
\<book\>  
\<title\> ABC \</title\>  
\<author\>Peter\</author\>  
\<subject\>Project Management \</subject\>  
\</book\>  
\<book\>  
\<title\> XYZ \</title\>  
\<author\>John\</author\>  
\<subject\>Project Management \</subject\>  
\</book\>  
\</Books\>  
\</MenuRoot\>

And I also would like to know how to delete the data stored inside the file. Thanks!!!

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**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-and-delete-data-stored-in-xml-file-using-c-and-visual-studio-2005/263833/2 "2008-06-19T18:49:46Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/net/writingXML\_pg1.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/net/writingXML_pg1.htm)

Tutorials really helpful. Careful though the 1 | 2 | 3 page jump buttons are linking to the wrong thing.

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**Author:** ![fishjelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@fishjelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fishjelly)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-and-delete-data-stored-in-xml-file-using-c-and-visual-studio-2005/263833/3 "2008-06-20T00:09:53Z")

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Thanks! 🙂