Using the MoveToElement method to set attribute values

[bjorn]

Hi.

I'm trying to set an attribute on a specific element.

The way I want to do this, is to iterate through the xml-elements and set the attribute.

What I got so fare is that I could use the code beneath to actually set the attribute:

[code]var rng = ActiveDocument.Range;
rng.MoveToDocumentStart();
if(rng.MoveToElement(“Section”)) {
rng.ContainerAttribute(“numbering”) = “on”[/code]

With this code it just set the first section elements attribute to “on”. After some head-scratching here
I can't figure this out.

How do I apply this code to iterate through all the sections elements?
Or is there some other way to set this attribute?

I could set the attribute as default “on” in the DTD, but I want the value to be stored in the xml-file.

Thanks!

BR,
Bjorn

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[Derek Read]

Something like this?

[code]var rng = ActiveDocument.Range;
rng.MoveToDocumentStart();
while (rng.MoveToElement(“Section”)) {
rng.ContainerAttribute(“numbering”) = “on”;
}[/code]

The verbose version (with JScript comments):
[code]//create a Range object named rng
//this is created at the user's current selection in the document
var rng = ActiveDocument.Range;

//move the rng to the start of the document
rng.MoveToDocumentStart();

//repeatedly move to the next element named “Section” until that fails
//and each time that is successful do whatever is inside the loop's {}
while (rng.MoveToElement(“Section”)) {
//set the value for the “numbering” attribute inside the current rng's container to “on”
rng.ContainerAttribute(“numbering”) = “on”;
}[/code]

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