How to read XML file from web using powershell

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When I connect to my HP ILO using the URL, http://ilo-ip/xmldata?item=All it is returning a XML file in below format. ``` - - ProLiant DL385 G1 ABCDEFG 123456789 - 1 Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 1.82 ASIC: 2 ILOABCDEFG ILO1234545 ``` Is there any powershell command/script to read XML data from web URL?

Accepted Answer

PowerShell uses the .Net framework XmlDocument so you could call the load method to load the xml into an XmlDocument object like this:

```
#Option 1    
$doc = New-Object System.Xml.XmlDocument
$doc.Load("http://ilo-ip/xmldata?item=All")

#Option 2
[xml]$doc = (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString("http://ilo-ip/xmldata?item=All")

# Your XML will then be in the $doc and the names of the XML nodes can be used as
# properties to access the values they hold. This short example shows how you would
# access the value held in the SPN nodes from your sample XML 
Write-Host $doc.RIMP.HSI.SPN
```

If your looking for more information on working with the XML once it has been loaded check out Dr. Tobias Weltner's eBook at PowerShell.com, chapter 14 covers XML.

How to read XML file from web using powershell

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