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I am looking for a good approach to write a LINQ query that can preserve empty tags in XML.
Input XElement:
<LayoutDefinition >
<ScreenDefinitions>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="1">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="2">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
</ScreenDefinitions>
<CustomProperties>
<Property Name="SynchronizationCollection" />
</CustomProperties>
</LayoutDefinition>
This is being process by the below method:
private static IList<XElement> ProcessLayoutDefinition(XElement layoutDefinition)
{
IList<XElement> resultLayoutDefinitions = new List<XElement>();
layoutDefinition?.XPathSelectElement($"/CustomProperties/Property[#Name=\"SynchronizationCollection\"]").Remove();
resultLayoutDefinitions.Add(layoutDefinition);
return resultLayoutDefinitions;
}
The Result should yield the below output:
<LayoutDefinition >
<ScreenDefinitions>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="1">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="2">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
</ScreenDefinitions>
<CustomProperties>
</CustomProperties>
</LayoutDefinition>
But gives the below output with only <CustomProperties />
<LayoutDefinition >
<ScreenDefinitions>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="1">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
<ScreenDefinition Monitor="2">
<SSBS>
<SSB Id="1" />
<SSB Id="2" />
</SSBS>
</ScreenDefinition>
</ScreenDefinitions>
<CustomProperties />
</LayoutDefinition>
Is there anyway I can force to preserve the <CustomProperties> </CustomProperties> tags although <CustomProperties /> is a correct tag.

How to write xpath for xml with two namespaces?

I am trying to get the values of the title and link with the attribute equals to alternate. But with the namespaces, I find it a bit challenging to get the values.
I have added my namespaces as follows but my result is comming back with Enumeration yeilds no result:
nameSpaceManager_ = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable());
nameSpaceManager_.AddNamespace("viz", "http://www.vizrt.com/atom");
nameSpaceManager_.AddNamespace("atom", "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom");
I am using XDocument with a mixture of linq and xpath to query my data.
I use the XPath as follows:
var showName = showNode.XPathEvaluate("/atom:entry/atom:title/text()", nameSpaceManager_);
UPDATE
XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xml:base="http://127.0.0.1:8580/directory/shows/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:viz="http://www.vizrt.com/atom">
<title>My Show</title>
<author>
<name>Media Sequencer</name>
</author>
<id>tag:user,2017-02-03:0:/directory/shows/My%20Show.show</id>
<updated>2017-02-03T11:41:05Z</updated>
<summary>Show My Show</summary>
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="directory" />
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="show" />
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="trio_4_layer_collection" label="Trio 4 Layer Collection" />
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=feed" rel="alternate" href="http://127.0.0.1:8580/show/%7B4575C71F-FC79-4813-A92F-D6297D5C517C%7D/" />
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=entry" rel="self" href="http://127.0.0.1:8580/directory/shows/My%20Show.show" />
<viz:empty>false</viz:empty>
</entry>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:viz="http://www.vizrt.com/atom">
<title>My Show 2</title>
<author>
<name>Media Sequencer</name>
</author>
<id>tag:user,2017-02-03:0:/directory/shows/My%20Show.show</id>
<updated>2017-02-03T11:41:05Z</updated>
<summary>Show My Show</summary>
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="directory" />
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="show" />
<category scheme="http://www.vizrt.com/types" term="trio_4_layer_collection" label="Trio 4 Layer Collection" />
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=feed" rel="alternate" href="http://127.0.0.1:8580/show/%7B4575C71F-FC79-4813-A92F-D6297D5C517C%7D/" />
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=entry" rel="self" href="http://127.0.0.1:8580/directory/shows/My%20Show.show" />
<viz:empty>false</viz:empty>
</entry>
</feed>
Updated Query:
var exEl = xmlDoc.XPathSelectElements("//atom:feed/atom:entry[atom:category/#term='show']", nameSpaceManager_);
foreach (var showNode in exEl.Cast<XElement>())
{
var showName = showNode.XPathSelectElement("/atom:entry/atom:title", nameSpaceManager_).Value;
var linkTypes = showNode.XPathSelectElements("/atom:entry/atom:link[#rel='alternate']", nameSpaceManager_)
.Select(e => e.Attribute("type").Value);
}

You do almost everything right.
Just use XPathSelectElement instead of XPathEvaluate.
var showName = showNode.XPathSelectElement("/atom:entry/atom:title", nameSpaceManager_).Value;
var linkTypes = showNode.XPathSelectElements("/atom:entry/atom:link[#rel='alternate']", nameSpaceManager_)
.Select(e => e.Attribute("type").Value);

How to get the multiple values from xml?

My xml format is like
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<feed xml:base="http://google.com/en-US/syndicate/" xmlns:d="http://schemas.google.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns:m="http://schemas.giooglt.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<title type="text">Partners</title>
<id>http://googlre.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners</id>
<updated>2014-01-16T21:33:20Z</updated>
<link rel="self" title="Partners" href="Partners" />
<entry>
<id>http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('4555')</id>
<title type="text">M55p; Co</title>
<summary type="text">
cccc is a Certified Partner, reseller, and implementer of
Key industries we work with include:
• Financial services
• Professional services
• Media / publishing
By focusing on mid-market to enterprise clients,
</summary>
<published>2009-07-21T14:23:50-07:00</published>
<updated>2013-11-22T15:00:46-08:00</updated>
<author>
<name>google chrome</name>
<uri>http://google.com/</uri>
<email>retee#gmail.com</email>
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Partner" href="Partners('4255')" />
<link rel="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/related/Links" type="application/atom+xml;type=feed" title="Links" href="Partners('4559')/Links">
<m:inline>
<feed>
<title type="text">Links</title>
<id>http://google.com/('429')/Links</id>
<updated>2014-01-16T21:33:20Z</updated>
<link rel="self" title="Links" href="Partners('4ff')/Links" />
<entry>
<id>http://ryryr.com/en-US/syndicate/Links('ufufr')</id>
<title type="text">
</title>
<updated>2014-01-16T21:33:20Z</updated>
<author>
<name />
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Link" href="Links('partnerpage')" />
<category term="google.Commerce.ferrr.Syndicate.V2010_05.Link" sch="" eme="http://schemas.frrr.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme" />
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties>
<d:Type>pgooglrpartnerpage</d:Type>
<d:Description>google Partner Page</d:Description>
<d:Url>http://googlgt.com/en-US/PartnerDetails.aspx?PartnerId=42555&wt.mc_id=66ttet</d:Url>
</m:properties>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<id>http://googlet.com/en-US/syndicate/Links('tpartnerrfipage')</id>
<title type="text">
</title>
<updated>2014-01-19T04:01:49Z</updated>
<author>
<name />
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Link" href="Links('pinpointpartnerrfipage')" />
<category term="google.Commerce.Marketplace.Syndicate.V2010_05.Link" scheme="http://schemas.google.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme" />
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties>
<d:Type>tpartnerrfipage</d:Type>
<d:Description>RFI Page</d:Description>
<d:Url>http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/RFI.aspx?partnerId=4295719419&wt.mc_id=54545</d:Url>
</m:properties>
</content>
</entry>
</feed>
</m:inline>
</link>
</entry>
<entry>
<id>http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('45')</id>
<title type="text">vfere</title>
<summary type="text">
cccc is a Certified Partner, reseller, and implementer of
Key industries we work with include:
• Financial services
• Professional services
• Media / publishing
By focusing on mid-market to enterprise clients,
</summary>
<published>2009-07-21T14:23:50-07:00</published>
<updated>2013-11-22T15:00:46-08:00</updated>
<author>
<name>google chrome</name>
<uri>http://google.com/</uri>
<email>retee#gmail.com</email>
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Partner" href="Partners('4255')" />
<link rel="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/related/Links" type="application/atom+xml;type=feed" title="Links" href="Partners('4559')/Links" >
<m:inline>
<feed>
<title type="text">Links</title>
<id>http://google.com/('429')/Links</id>
<updated>2014-01-16T21:33:20Z</updated>
<link rel="self" title="Links" href="Partners('4ff')/Links" />
<entry>
<id>http://ryryr.com/en-US/syndicate/Links('ufufr')</id>
<title type="text">
</title>
<updated>2014-01-16T21:33:20Z</updated>
<author>
<name />
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Link" href="Links('partnerpage')" />
<category term="google.Commerce.ferrr.Syndicate.V2010_05.Link" scheme="http://schemas.frrr.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme" />
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties>
<d:Type>pgooglrpartnerpage</d:Type>
<d:Description>google Partner Page</d:Description>
<d:Url>http://googlgt.com/en-US/PartnerDetails.aspx?PartnerId=42555&wt.mc_id=66ttet</d:Url>
</m:properties>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<id>http://googlet.com/en-US/syndicate/Links('tpartnerrfipage')</id>
<title type="text">
</title>
<updated>2014-01-19T04:01:49Z</updated>
<author>
<name />
</author>
<link rel="edit" title="Link" href="Links('pinpointpartnerrfipage')" />
<category term="google.Commerce.Marketplace.Syndicate.V2010_05.Link" scheme="http://schemas.google.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme" />
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties>
<d:Type>tpartnerrfipage</d:Type>
<d:Description>RFI Page</d:Description>
<d:Url>http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/RFI.aspx?partnerId=4295719419&wt.m</d:Url>
</m:properties>
</content>
</entry>
</feed>
</m:inline>
</link>
</entry>
</feed>
I have written the code with some help so as to parse the Xml and get the data as
var reader = new StreamReader(#"C:/Users/Administrator/Downloads/direct.xml")
var xmlDoc = XDocument.Load(reader);
XNamespace atom = "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom";
XNamespace metadata = "http://schemas.giooglt.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata";
XNamespace dataservices = "http://schemas.google.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices";
var result = xmlDoc.Root.Elements(atom + "entry")
.Select(e => new {
Title = e.Element(atom + "title").Value,
Id = e.Element(atom + "id").Value,
Urls = e.Elements(atom + "link")
.Where(l => l.Element(metadata + "inline") != null)
.SelectMany(l => l.Element(metadata + "inline")
.Element(atom + "feed")
.Elements(atom + "entry")
.Select(e1 => e1.Element(atom + "content")
.Element(metadata + "properties")
.Element(dataservices + "Url").Value))
});
foreach (var item in result)
{
Debug.WriteLine("{0}, {1}, {2}", item.Title, item.Id,item.Urls);
Debug.WriteLine(item.Urls.GetType());
foreach(var i in item.Urls){
Debug.WriteLine("i :"+i);
}
}
My desired output is -
M55p; Co,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('4555'),http://googlgt.com/en-US/PartnerDetails.aspx? PartnerId=42555&wt.mc_id=66ttet
M55p; Co,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('4555'),http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/RFI.aspx?partnerId=4295719419&wt.mc_id=54545
vfere,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('45'),http://googlgt.com/en-US/PartnerDetails.aspx?PartnerId=42555&wt.mc_id=66ttet
vfere,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('45'),http: //pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/RFI.aspx?partnerId=4295719419&wt.m
But the output I am getting from the above piece of code is :
M55p; Co,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('4555'),System.Linq.Enumerable+<SelectManyIterator>d__14`2[System.Xml.Linq.XElement,System.String]
M55p; Co,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('4555'),System.Linq.Enumerable+<SelectManyIterator>d__14`2[System.Xml.Linq.XElement,System.String]
vfere,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('45'),System.Linq.Enumerable+<SelectManyIterator>d__14`2[System.Xml.Linq.XElement,System.String]
vfere,http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/syndicate/Partners('45'),System.Linq.Enumerable+<SelectManyIterator>d__14`2[System.Xml.Linq.XElement,System.String]
I am getting the output as specified above and I am not quite sure why am I getting the above output. I desire to get the result for each 'Url' as is specified in the desired output. been fighting for a while to get the desired result.
Any help is appreciated. Novice programmer, new to C# not sure how to get the output. Is this because of the wrong XML format?

Your code is trying to call ToString() on a Linq expression which is why you're seeing that System.Linq.Enumerable+ gobbledygook.
You need to enumerate the Urls:
foreach (var item in result)
{
var i = 0;
foreach (var url in item.Urls)
{
Debug.WriteLine("{0}, {1}, {2}", item.Title, item.Id, url);
Debug.WriteLine(url.GetType());
Debug.WriteLine("i : " + i++);
}
}
or a more succinct way to write this:
result.ToList().ForEach(item =>
{
var i = 0;
foreach (var url in item.Urls)
{
Debug.WriteLine("{0}, {1}, {2}", item.Title, item.Id, url);
Debug.WriteLine(url.GetType());
Debug.WriteLine("i : " + i++);
}
});

SelectNodes give the empty node even if the xml Contains the node

XPathNavigator nav = xmlDoc.CreateNavigator();
XmlNamespaceManager nsMgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(nav.NameTable);
nsMgr.AddNamespace(string.Empty,#"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom");
nsMgr.AddNamespace("dxp",#"http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009");
nsMgr.AddNamespace("openSearch",#"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/");
XmlNodeList nodeList = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("entry",nsMgr); // nodeList is empty why?
After execution of above code nodeList is empty
But when I see the XMLDocument it contains the the required Nodes entry
Here is the the XMLDocument innerXML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dxp="http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/">
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:63294209&dimensions=ga:visitorType&metrics=ga:visitors&start-date=2012-10-06&end-date=2012-11-06</id>
<updated>2012-11-06T10:04:40.613Z</updated>
<title type="text">Google Analytics Data for Profile 63294209</title>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:63294209&dimensions=ga:visitorType&metrics=ga:visitors&start-date=2012-10-06&end-date=2012-11-06" />
<author>
<name>Google Analytics</name>
</author>
<generator>Google Analytics</generator>
<openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults>
<openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex>
<openSearch:itemsPerPage>1000</openSearch:itemsPerPage>
<dxp:aggregates>
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitors" type="integer" value="6709" />
</dxp:aggregates>
<dxp:containsSampledData>false</dxp:containsSampledData>
<dxp:dataSource>
<dxp:property name="ga:profileId" value="63294209" />
<dxp:property name="ga:webPropertyId" value="UA-34279407-1" />
<dxp:property name="ga:accountName" value="The Federal Savings Bank" />
<dxp:tableId>ga:63294209</dxp:tableId>
<dxp:tableName>The Federal Savings Bank</dxp:tableName>
</dxp:dataSource>
<dxp:endDate>2012-11-06</dxp:endDate>
<dxp:startDate>2012-10-06</dxp:startDate>
<entry>
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:63294209&ga:visitorType=New+Visitor&start-date=2012-10-06&end-date=2012-11-06</id>
<updated>2012-11-06T10:04:40.613Z</updated>
<title type="text">ga:visitorType=New Visitor</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.google.com/analytics" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:visitorType" value="New Visitor" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitors" type="integer" value="5240" />
</entry>
<entry>
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:63294209&ga:visitorType=Returning+Visitor&start-date=2012-10-06&end-date=2012-11-06</id>
<updated>2012-11-06T10:04:40.613Z</updated>
<title type="text">ga:visitorType=Returning Visitor</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.google.com/analytics" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:visitorType" value="Returning Visitor" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitors" type="integer" value="1469" />
</entry>
</feed>

There's a known issue in .NET with the default XML namespace - contrary to what is defined in the XML standards, in .NET you cannot use a string.Empty as the prefix - you need to use something else.
Try this:
XPathNavigator nav = xmlDoc.CreateNavigator();
XmlNamespaceManager nsMgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(nav.NameTable);
nsMgr.AddNamespace("def", #"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"); <== Give this a prefix!
nsMgr.AddNamespace("dxp", #"http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009");
nsMgr.AddNamespace("openSearch", #"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/");
XmlNodeList nodeList = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("/def:feed/def:entry", nsMgr);
Now, this list does have two nodes in it - right?

XmlDocument from google analytics to flat file c#

Using C# I have extracted data from Google Analytics Data API and have got it in an xmldocument. From that point I want to export it to flat file format (txt file). I am trying to use the xmlnode class to write out element attribute values within the 'entry' elements but cant do it. XML code below:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dxp="http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/- /spec/opensearch/1.1/">
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:xxxxxxxxx&dimensions=ga:date,ga:hostname&metrics=ga:visits,ga:newVisits,ga:visitBounceRate,ga:transactions,ga:transactionRevenue,ga:itemQuantity&start-date=2012-09-20&end-date=2012-09-26&start-index=1&max-results=1000</id>
<updated>2012-09-27T08:08:53.621Z</updated>
<title type="text">Google Analytics Data for Profile xxxxxxxxx</title>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:xxxxxxxxx&dimensions=ga:date,ga:hostname&metrics=ga:visits,ga:newVisits,ga:visitBounceRate,ga:transactions,ga:transactionRevenue,ga:itemQuantity&start-date=2012-09-20&end-date=2012-09-26&start-index=1&max-results=1000" />
<author>
<name>Google Analytics</name>
</author>
<generator>Google Analytics</generator>
<openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults>
<openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex>
<openSearch:itemsPerPage>1000</openSearch:itemsPerPage>
<dxp:aggregates>
<dxp:metric name="ga:visits" type="integer" value="942258" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:newVisits" type="integer" value="393698" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitBounceRate" type="percent" value="26.960025810340692" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactions" type="integer" value="328" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactionRevenue" type="currency" value="427646.331187" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:itemQuantity" type="integer" value="322" />
</dxp:aggregates>
<dxp:containsSampledData>true</dxp:containsSampledData>
<dxp:dataSource>
<dxp:property name="ga:profileId" value="xxxxxxxxx" />
<dxp:property name="ga:webPropertyId" value="UA-33036832-1" />
<dxp:property name="ga:accountName" value="TCO-UK-TC.com-[thomascook.com]" />
<dxp:tableId>ga:xxxxxxxxx</dxp:tableId>
<dxp:tableName>ThomasCook UK - Analytics Extract (VP /search)</dxp:tableName>
</dxp:dataSource>
<dxp:endDate>2012-09-26</dxp:endDate>
<dxp:startDate>2012-09-20</dxp:startDate>
<entry>
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:xxxxxxxxx&ga:date=20120920&ga:hostname=87.248.112.8&start-date=2012-09-20&end-date=2012-09-26</id>
<updated>2012-09-27T08:08:53.621Z</updated>
<title type="text">ga:date=20120920 | ga:hostname=87.248.112.8</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.google.com/analytics" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:date" value="20120920" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:hostname" value="87.248.112.8" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visits" type="integer" value="3" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:newVisits" type="integer" value="3" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitBounceRate" type="percent" value="100.0" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactions" type="integer" value="0" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactionRevenue" type="currency" value="0.0" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:itemQuantity" type="integer" value="0" />
</entry>
<entry>
<id>https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/data?ids=ga:xxxxxxxxx&ga:date=20120920&ga:hostname=alpha.thomascook.com&start-date=2012-09-20&end-date=2012-09-26</id>
<updated>2012-09-27T08:08:53.621Z</updated>
<title type="text">ga:date=20120920 | ga:hostname=alpha.thomascook.com</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.google.com/analytics" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:date" value="20120920" />
<dxp:dimension name="ga:hostname" value="alpha.thomascook.com" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visits" type="integer" value="160" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:newVisits" type="integer" value="109" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:visitBounceRate" type="percent" value="21.25" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactions" type="integer" value="0" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:transactionRevenue" type="currency" value="0.0" />
<dxp:metric name="ga:itemQuantity" type="integer" value="0" />
</entry>
....so on.....
In the code below I need to change it to locate the entry elements, but can't find it. Using "/entry" yields nothing.
XmlNamespaceManager xmlnsm = new XmlNamespaceManager(xmld.NameTable);
xmlnsm.AddNamespace("dxp", "http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009");
xmlnsm.AddNamespace("openSearch", "http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/");
xmlnsm.AddNamespace("gd", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005");
foreach (XmlNode xmlnd in xmld.SelectNodes("//dxp:dimension", xmlnsm))
{
DimVal = xmlnd.Attributes["value"].Value.ToString();
DimName = xmlnd.Attributes["name"].Value.Replace("ga:", "");
// ...
}
I could be missing a namespace. Can anyone please help me out?

XDocument xDoc = XDocument.Load(fileToLoad); //or XDocument.Parse(xmlString)
XNamespace dxp = "http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009";
XNamespace ns = "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom";
var result =
xDoc.Descendants(ns + "entry")
.Select(e => new
{
Dimension = e.Descendants(dxp + "dimension")
.ToDictionary(d => d.Attribute("name").Value, d => d.Attribute("value").Value),
Metric = e.Descendants(dxp + "metric")
.ToDictionary(d => d.Attribute("name").Value, d => d.Attribute("value").Value)
})
.ToList();
Print the result:
foreach(var entry in result)
{
foreach (var dim in entry.Dimension)
Console.WriteLine(dim.Key + " = " + dim.Value);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach (var met in entry.Metric)
Console.WriteLine(met.Key + " = " + met.Value);
Console.WriteLine("---------------");
}

If you're just interested in getting all of the dxp:dimension elements you could use
GetElementsByTagName("dimension", "http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009")
instead of
SelectNodes("//dxp:dimension", xmlnsm)
If you're intent on using SelectNodes, I think you need another / ("///dxp:dimension").
Specifically for your case you can do:
foreach(XmlElement ele in xmld.GetElementsByTagName("element"))
{
foreach(XmlElement dim in ele.GetElementsByTagName("dimension", "http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009")
{
// Do w/e w/ the element
}
foreach(XmlElement met in ele.GetElementsByTagName("metric", "http://schemas.google.com/analytics/2009")
{
// Do w/e w/ the element
}
}