FIX: XML Input File Erased When You Use Transform Method of XslTranform Object (318143)

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

1. Use Microsoft Notepad to create a new XML document that contains the following code, and then save the document as Library.xml in the root folder of your hard disk:

   <library>
     <book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>
        <title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
     </book>
     <book genre='novel' ISBN='1-81920-21-2'>
        <title>Hook</title>
     </book>
   </library>
   					

2. Use Notepad to create a new XML document that contains the following code, and then save the document as Msg.xsl in the root folder of your hard disk:

   <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
     <xsl:template match="/">
        <h1>Root node is  <xsl:value-of select="local-name(//*[position() = 1])" /></h1> 
     </xsl:template>
   </xsl:stylesheet>
   					

3. In Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, create a new Console Application project, and then replace the code in Module1.vb with the following code:

   Imports System.Xml.Xsl
   
   Module Module1
   
       Sub Main()
           Dim objXsl As XslTransform
           objXsl = New XslTransform()
           objXsl.Load("c:\msg.xsl")
           objXsl.Transform("c:\library.xml", "c:\library.xml")
       End Sub
   
   End Module
   					

4. Run the project. Note that you receive an error message, and the input file is erased. To resolve the problem, change the line that performs the Transform method, as follows:

   objXsl.Transform("c:\library.xml", "c:\library1.xml")