# Define multiple XML Documents

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/define-multiple-xml-documents/2980
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [April 23, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/define-multiple-xml-documents/2980 "2008-04-23T03:44:38Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/define-multiple-xml-documents/2980/1 "2008-04-23T03:44:38Z")

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Hi FinalBuilder Support Team

Im not sure if its a bug, but something lilke that

I defined with the "XML Document Define" action an XML File.

Afterwards I copied this action three times to another location in my buildprocess. I defined always the same XML Document name. I thought thats possible, then I only execute one of these three action in a buildprocess.

Anyway, since then an error occured and longtime I didnt know where it causes! So I did a lot of tests.

**_Error:_**

**_Using XML Document Object: XmlConfiguration  
Evaluating XPath & selecting XML nodes...  
The iterator could not be initialised.  
Error selecting nodes: Access violation at address 09370E10 in module 'FB50XML.bpl'. Read of address 00000000_**

So I found the error. **Define multiple XML Documents with the same name didn't work!**

Suggestion: The "Define XML Document []" action should check wheter a document is already defined with the same name.

Please let me know, if I did somethin wrong, but I think that something like a bug?

I hope this helps!

Regards,

Christof Bührer

&nbsp;P.s I use FinalBuilder 5, but I have also tested with Version 6

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### Author: ![angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/define-multiple-xml-documents/2980/2 "2008-04-24T12:44:35Z")

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Hi Christof,   
  
 This is a bug, thanks for reporting it. You shouldn’t be able to define multiple XML Documents with the same name, in a single project.   
  
 We’ll add some checks for it so the name is changed when copying and pasting the action.   
  
 Regards,   
  
 Angus