/// Create an xml file that contains the same hierarchy specified in
/// the GEDCOM file. GEDCOM lines are limited to 255 characters,
/// combineSplitValues indicates if the split lines should be combined
/// into a single XML element.
static public void ConvertToXml(string gedcomFilePath,
string xmlFilePath, bool combineSplitValues)
{
// Store the previous level so can determine when need
// to close xml element tags.
int prevLevel = -1;
// Used to create the .xml file, XmlWriterSettings. Indent is
// specified if you want to examine the xml file, otherwise
// it should be removed.
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(xmlFilePath, settings))
{
// Root element that contains all of the other elements.
writer.WriteStartElement("root");
// Convert each line of the gedcom file to an xml element.
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(gedcomFilePath))
{
string text;
GedcomLine line = new GedcomLine();
while ((text = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
// Some GEDCOM files indent each line with whitespace, delete any
// whitespace from the beginning and end of the line.
text = text.Trim();
// Parse gedcome line into Level, Tag and Value fields.
if (line.Parse(text))
{
// See if need to close previous xml elements.
if (line.Level <= prevLevel)
{
// Determine how many elements to close.
int count = prevLevel - line.Level + 1;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
// Create new xml element.
writer.WriteStartElement(line.Tag);
writer.WriteAttributeString("Value", line.Data);
prevLevel = line.Level;
}
}
}
// Close the last element.
writer.WriteEndElement();
// Close the root element.
writer.WriteEndElement();
// Write to the file system.
writer.Flush();
writer.Close();
if (combineSplitValues)
CombineSplitValues(xmlFilePath);
}
}
/// Create an xml file that contains the same hierarchy specified in
/// the GEDCOM file. GEDCOM lines are limited to 255 characters,
/// combineSplitValues indicates if the split lines should be combined
/// into a single XML element.
static public void ConvertToXml(string gedcomFilePath,
string xmlFilePath, bool combineSplitValues)
{
// Store the previous level so can determine when need
// to close xml element tags.
int prevLevel = -1;
// Used to create the .xml file, XmlWriterSettings. Indent is
// specified if you want to examine the xml file, otherwise
// it should be removed.
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(xmlFilePath, settings))
{
// Root element that contains all of the other elements.
writer.WriteStartElement("root");
// Convert each line of the gedcom file to an xml element.
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(gedcomFilePath))
{
string text;
GedcomLine line = new GedcomLine();
while ((text = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
// Some GEDCOM files indent each line with whitespace, delete any
// whitespace from the beginning and end of the line.
text = text.Trim();
// Parse gedcome line into Level, Tag and Value fields.
if (line.Parse(text))
{
// See if need to close previous xml elements.
if (line.Level <= prevLevel)
{
// Determine how many elements to close.
int count = prevLevel - line.Level + 1;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
}
// Create new xml element.
writer.WriteStartElement(line.Tag);
writer.WriteAttributeString("Value", line.Data);
prevLevel = line.Level;
}
}
}
// Close the last element.
writer.WriteEndElement();
// Close the root element.
writer.WriteEndElement();
// Write to the file system.
writer.Flush();
writer.Close();
if (combineSplitValues)
{
CombineSplitValues(xmlFilePath);
}
}
}