# Urgent problem with XML Iterator
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [February 14, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357 "2007-02-14T10:18:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@nirsilgi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nirsilgi)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357/1 "2007-02-14T10:18:06Z")
Hi,
I’m having a problem itarating through a specific XML file. The iterator returns no nodes.
In the past I used the same XML with success, but since we didn’t release this module in a while, I didn’t run this action for a long time (I think but not sure that the last time was with FB4).
I tried it with FB5 builds 60, 71, 118, 122 and it fails in all of them (returns no nodes)
Attached is a zip file with a sample project and the XML file.
(for the future I’m not sure if it’s better to send it here or to support)
Thanks,
NirS
[Test\_XML\_Iterator.zip](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a62c5ba07657f46fd615fe2a9ab6dd6b3e81457e.zip) (2.151 KB)
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### Author:  [@robert.wachtel](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/robert.wachtel)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357/2 "2007-02-14T04:12:38Z")
Since you’re specifying a namespace in your XML file (_xmlns="[http://tempuri.org/DomainLoad25.xsd](http://tempuri.org/DomainLoad25.xsd)_) you should try the following:
Go to the **MSXML Parser** tab of the **XML Node Iterator** action and select **Expand namespace prefixes declared in the document root node** and name an identifier prefix (i.e. _x_).
Modify the XPath to something similar like this:
_/x:DN/x:Cluster/x:ClusterElem/x:Machines/x:Machine_
and there you should go.
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### Author:  [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357/3 "2007-02-14T04:29:40Z")
This because you have a default namespace on the document. This catches many people the first time the run into it.
You have tell XML/XPath Parser what the prefix is for the default namespace. In FinalBuilder this can be done on the MSXML Parser tab of the Iterator Properties. I set it to "x"
Then changed the XPath to use that prefix.
/x:DN/x:Cluster/x:ClusterElem/x:Machines/x:Machine
Which returned the rows.
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### Author:  [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357/4 "2007-02-14T04:30:32Z")
I guess I needed to reply faster
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### Author:  [@nirsilgi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nirsilgi)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2007, 9:35am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/urgent-problem-with-xml-iterator/357/5 "2007-02-14T09:35:24Z")
Well it sounds complicated and I can’t tell you that I understand what I just did, but IT WORKS!! Thanks much!!
(as u may guess I’m not expert in XML and Xpath :))