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Extracting XML data reverse XSLT?

I have some XML data that resides in an XML file and I am trying to get it into datatables. I have tried putting it into a Dataset. I have tried putting it in XML nodes. However, it all seems random and just all over the place and it's not working. I have tried to include a summarized version of how the data looks below. How can I extract it into clear tables and rows and columns? Also, I am not sure if this would help or not, but this XML is created from 4 tables that are then extracted to an XML file using and XSLT file. Is there a way to do it in REVERSE to take the XSLT and XML file into the original datatables?
<obj name="TableName0">
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn1" val="" />
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn2" val="" />
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn3" val="" />
<str name="ADateThatsAColumn4" val="2022-12-16T08:43:07.9870485-06:00" />
</obj>
<list name="TableName1">
<obj href="RowOfData1/">
<int name="ColName1" val="0" />
<str name="ColName2" val="1" />
<int name="ColName3" val="1" />
<int name="ColName4" val="0" />
<int name="ColName5" val="6" />
<int name="ColName6" val="0" />
<str name="ColName7" val="#3062" />
<ref name="ColName8" href="SomeValue1" />
</obj>
<obj href="RowOfData2/">
<int name="ColName1" val="0" />
<str name="ColName2" val="1" />
<int name="ColName3" val="1" />
<int name="ColName4" val="0" />
<int name="ColName5" val="6" />
<int name="ColName6" val="0" />
<str name="ColName7" val="#2543" />
<ref name="ColName8" href="SomeValue2" />
<int name="ColName9" val="0" />
<int name="ColName10" val="0" />
<int name="ColName11" val="0" />
</obj>
</list>
<list name="TableName2">
<list name="row1">
<int name="R0" val="0" displayName="#7925" />
<int name="R1" val="1" displayName="#7926" />
</list>
<list name="row2">
<int name="R0" val="0" displayName="#21641" />
<int name="R1" val="1" displayName="#21642" />
<int name="R2" val="2" displayName="#21643" />
</list>
</list>

Here is a conceptual example for you.
XML shredding is happening in T-SQL via two XQuery methods:
.node()
.value()
XQuery Language Reference (SQL Server)
SQL
DECLARE #xml XML =
N'<root>
<obj name="TableName0">
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn1" val=""/>
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn2" val=""/>
<int name="ANumberThatsAColumn3" val=""/>
<str name="ADateThatsAColumn4" val="2022-12-16T08:43:07.9870485-06:00"/>
</obj>
<list name="TableName1">
<obj href="RowOfData1/">
<int name="ColName1" val="0"/>
<str name="ColName2" val="1"/>
<int name="ColName3" val="1"/>
<int name="ColName4" val="0"/>
<int name="ColName5" val="6"/>
<int name="ColName6" val="0"/>
<str name="ColName7" val="#3062"/>
<ref name="ColName8" href="SomeValue1"/>
</obj>
<obj href="RowOfData2/">
<int name="ColName1" val="0"/>
<str name="ColName2" val="1"/>
<int name="ColName3" val="1"/>
<int name="ColName4" val="0"/>
<int name="ColName5" val="6"/>
<int name="ColName6" val="0"/>
<str name="ColName7" val="#2543"/>
<ref name="ColName8" href="SomeValue2"/>
<int name="ColName9" val="0"/>
<int name="ColName10" val="0"/>
<int name="ColName11" val="0"/>
</obj>
</list>
<list name="TableName2">
<list name="row1">
<int name="R0" val="0" displayName="#7925"/>
<int name="R1" val="1" displayName="#7926"/>
</list>
<list name="row2">
<int name="R0" val="0" displayName="#21641"/>
<int name="R1" val="1" displayName="#21642"/>
<int name="R2" val="2" displayName="#21643"/>
</list>
</list>
</root>';
-- INSRT INTO <targetTable>
SELECT c.value('#name', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS name
, c.value('#val', 'INT') AS val
, c.value('#displayName', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS displayName
FROM #xml.nodes('/root/list[#name="TableName2"]/list/int') AS t(c);
-- INSRT INTO <targetTable>
SELECT c.value('#name', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS name
, c.value('#val', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS val
, c.value('#href', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS href
FROM #xml.nodes('/root/list[#name="TableName1"]/obj/*') AS t(c);

Find and substitute values from XML files

I'm trying to automate the replacement of translations from one XML file to another. The original translator set the translation in the wrong files, and I'm trying to restore them back with an automated process. The original files are like this:
<version major="3" minor="6" revision="3" build="1" />
<region id="TranslatedStringKeys">
<node id="root">
<children>
<node id="TranslatedStringKey">
<attribute id="Content" type="28" handle="ls::TranslatedStringRepository::s_HandleUnknown" value="Spanish 1" />
<attribute id="ExtraData" type="23" value="" />
<attribute id="Speaker" type="22" value="" />
<attribute id="Stub" type="19" value="True" />
<attribute id="UUID" type="22" value="AAA" />
</node>
<node id="TranslatedStringKey">
<attribute id="Content" type="28" handle="ls::TranslatedStringRepository::s_HandleUnknown" value="Spanish 2" />
<attribute id="ExtraData" type="23" value="" />
<attribute id="Speaker" type="22" value="" />
<attribute id="Stub" type="19" value="True" />
<attribute id="UUID" type="22" value="BBB" />
</node>
</children>
</node>
</region>
<content contentuid="h5f6c914fg7db0g4763g9731g58a5eb60c6ab" Source="1.lsb" Key="AAA">English1</content>
<content contentuid="h95735cfdgc22cg4d38g9679ge071f18d77aa" Source="1.lsb" Key="BBB">English2</content>
My goal would be to compare the value of the attribute 'value' in the attribute which id="UUID" to the Key of each 'content' node, and if it is the same then substitute the value of each 'content' node with the value of the attribute 'value' in the attribute which id="Content", so that it ends like:
<content contentuid="h5f6c914fg7db0g4763g9731g58a5eb60c6ab" Source="1.lsb" Key="AAA">Spanish 1</content>
<content contentuid="h95735cfdgc22cg4d38g9679ge071f18d77aa" Source="1.lsb" Key="BBB">Spanish 2</content>
I have tried to operate with C# and Xml.Linq but I have lots of errors in the build of my code since my experience with it is very limited.
Thank you for your help and time

In case someone has the same issue, I found a solution to it:
XmlDocument docMain = new XmlDocument();
XmlDocument docCommon = new XmlDocument();
docMain.Load("spanish.xml");
docCommon.Load("COMMON.xml");
foreach (XmlElement elem in docMain.FirstChild)
{
if (elem.GetAttribute("Key") != "")
{
foreach (XmlElement att in docCommon.SelectNodes("descendant::save/region/node/children/node"))
{
XmlNodeList AttList = (XmlNodeList)att.ChildNodes;
XmlElement trans = (XmlElement) AttList.Item(0);
XmlElement UUID = (XmlElement)AttList.Item(4);
if (elem.GetAttribute("Key") == UUID.GetAttribute("value"))
{
elem.InnerText= trans.GetAttribute("value");
}
else { }
}
}
else { }
}
docMain.Save("modified.xml");
Feel free to add suggestions in order to optimise code if you feel like it.

Get Nlog values from appsettings.json

My goal is to inject values from the appsettings.json into nlog.config for an ASP.NET Core application. I am using NLog.Web.AspNetCore 4.8.3, NLog 4.6.5, NLog.config 4.6.5, and Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 2.0.0.
I wasn't able to get this working. I was under the impression that ${configsetting:name=ConnectionStrings.ApplicationDatabase} would be replaced with the ConnectionStrings.ApplicationDatabase value inside of my appsettings.json file but this does not work. The nlog.config variable value is unchanged and throws an error when I run my application because that is an invalid connection string.
Snippet of nlog.config
<!-- Using logDirectory variable to set path to src/logs folder in allfile and ownFile-web targets below -->
<variable name="logDirectory" value="${basedir}/../../../logs/${shortdate}/internal-nlog.log" />
<variable name="logDatabase" value="${configsetting:name=ConnectionStrings.ApplicationDatabase}"/>
<variable name="logDatabaseUser" value="${configsetting:name=DatabaseCredentials.User}"/>
<variable name="logDatabasePassword" value="${configsetting:name=DatabaseCredentials.Password}"/>-->
<variable name="logConnectionString" value="mongodb://${logDatabaseUser}:${logDatabasePassword}#${logDatabase}/myApplicationDB?authSource=admin"/>
<!-- Load the ASP.NET Core plugin -->
<extensions>
<add assembly="NLog.Web.AspNetCore" />
<add assembly="NLog.Mongo" />
</extensions>
<!-- the targets to write to -->
<targets>
<!-- write logs to file -->
<target xsi:type="File" name="allfile" fileName="${logDirectory}"
layout="${longdate}|${event-properties:item=EventId.Id}|${logger}|${uppercase:${level}}|${message} ${exception}" />
<!-- another file log, only own logs. Uses some ASP.NET core renderers -->
<target xsi:type="File" name="ownFile-web" fileName="${logDirectory}"
layout="${longdate}|${event-properties:item=EventId.Id}|${logger}|${uppercase:${level}}| ${message} ${exception}|url: ${aspnet-request-url}|action: ${aspnet-mvc-action}" />
<target xsi:type="Mongo" name="error-mongo"
connectionString="${logConnectionString}"
collectionName="errorLogs">
<field name="date" layout="${date}" bsonType="DateTime" />
<field name="level" layout="${level}" />
<field name="message" layout="${message}" />
<field name="logger" layout="${logger}" />
<field name="exception" layout="${exception:format=tostring}" />
<field name="threadID" layout="${threadid}" bsonType="Int32" />
<field name="threadName" layout="${threadname}" />
<field name="processID" layout="${processid}" bsonType="Int32" />
<field name="processName" layout="${processname:fullName=true}" />
<field name="userName" layout="${windows-identity}" />
</target>
<target xsi:type="Mongo" name="event-mongo"
connectionString="${logConnectionString}"
collectionName="eventLogs">
<field name="date" layout="${date}" bsonType="DateTime" />
<field name="level" layout="${level}" />
<field name="event" layout="${event-properties:item=EventId.Id}" />
<field name="message" layout="${message}" />
<field name="logger" layout="${logger}" />
</target>
</targets>
Snippet of appsetting.json
"ConnectionStrings": {
"ApplicationDatabase": "App-db-server-1.com:27017,App-db-server-2.com:27017,App-db-server-3.com:27017/AccessManagement?ssl=true&replicaSet=myReplicaSet&authSource=admin"
},
"DatabaseCredentials": {
"User": "",
"Password": ""
}
}
Snippet of startup.cs
// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
if (env.IsDevelopment())
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
ConfigureNLog(app, loggerFactory);
/*These settings need to be changed*/
app.UseCors(
options => options
.AllowAnyOrigin()
.AllowAnyMethod()
.AllowAnyHeader()
);
app.UseAuthentication();
//Swagger Set Up
app.UseSwagger();
app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
{
c.SwaggerEndpoint("/swagger/v1/swagger.json", "Authentication API V1");
});
app.UseMvc();
}
private static void ConfigureNLog(IApplicationBuilder app, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
IConfigurationRoot config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.AddJsonFile(path: "appSettings.json").Build();
NLog.Extensions.Logging.ConfigSettingLayoutRenderer.DefaultConfiguration = config;
}
**Snippet of Program.cs
public class Program
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
BuildWebHost(args).Run();
}
public static IWebHost BuildWebHost(string[] args)
{
return WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
.UseStartup<Startup>()
.ConfigureLogging(logging =>
{
logging.ClearProviders();
logging.SetMinimumLevel(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace);
})
.UseNLog()
.Build();
}
}

From https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/ConfigSetting-Layout-Renderer
When calling UseNLog() from NLog.Web.AspNetCore or NLog.Extensions.Hosting then it will automatically register hosting environment configuration with ConfigSettingLayoutRenderer.
To manual register the Microsoft Extension IConfiguration with ${configsetting}:
IConfigurationRoot config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.AddJsonFile(path: "AppSettings.json").Build();
NLog.Extensions.Logging.ConfigSettingLayoutRenderer.DefaultConfiguration = config;
Update, demo case here https://github.com/304NotModified/NLog-Demo-cases/tree/master/AspNetCore2WithConfigSetting

XML to DataSet conversion is giving me error

I am converting XML data to dataset with following code:
Public Function ReadXML(ByVal xmlData As String) As DataSet
Dim stream As StringReader = Nothing
Dim reader As XmlTextReader = Nothing
Try
Dim xmlDS As New DataSet()
stream = New StringReader(xmlData)
' Load the XmlTextReader from the stream
reader = New XmlTextReader(stream)
xmlDS.ReadXml(reader)
Return xmlDS
Catch
Return Nothing
Finally
If reader IsNot Nothing Then
reader.Close()
End If
End Try
End Function
xmlData is parameter to function which gives path to xml file.
when the code is on line:
xmlDS.ReadXml(reader) it throws me error:
XMLException was caught: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
I am not able to understand why is this happening.
Please help me, Answer in c# can also help me.
C# equivalent function for this:
public DataSet ConvertXMLToDataSet(string xmlData)
{
StringReader stream = null;
XmlTextReader reader = null;
try
{
DataSet xmlDS = new DataSet() ;
stream = new StringReader(xmlData);
// Load the XmlTextReader from the stream
reader = new XmlTextReader(stream);
xmlDS.ReadXml(reader);
return xmlDS;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
finally
{
if(reader != null) reader.Close();
}
}// Use this function to get XML string from a dataset
Please help me.
XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<movieinfo creationdate="8/30/2013 11:32:21 AM"> -<localizedtemplatetexts> <field label="Movie Details" id="ttMovieDetails"/> <field label="Cast" id="ttCast"/> <field label="Crew" id="ttCrew"/> <field label="Disc" id="ttDisc"/> <field label="Edition Details" id="ttProductDetails"/> <field label="Personal Details" id="ttPersonalDetails"/> <field label="Episodes" id="ttEpisodeDetails"/> <field label="Images" id="ttImageLinkDetails"/> <field label="Images" id="ttMCEToggleImages"/> <field label="List" id="ttMCEToggleList"/> <field label="First" id="ttFirst"/> <field label="Previous" id="ttPrev"/> <field label="Up" id="ttUp"/> <field label="Next" id="ttNext"/> <field label="Last" id="ttLast"/> <field label="Buy this movie online" id="ttBuyOnline"/> </localizedtemplatetexts> -<moviemetadata> <field label="Index" id="dfIndex" name="Index"/> <field label="Loaned To" id="dfLoaner" name="Loaned To"/> <field label="Loan Date" id="dfLoanDate" name="Loan Date"/> <field label="Due Date" id="dfDueDate" name="Due Date"/> <field label="Overdue" id="dfIsOverdue" name="Overdue"/> <field label="Return Date" id="dfReturnDate" name="Return Date"/> <field label="Loan Notes" id="dfLoanNotes" name="Loan Notes"/> <field label="Loaner Email" id="dfLoanEmail" name="Loaner Email"/> <field label="Loaner Address" id="dfLoanAddress" name="Loaner Address"/> <field label="Title" id="dfLoanTitle" name="Title"/> <field label="Title" id="dfTitle" name="Title"/> <field label="Title Sort" id="dfTitleSort" name="Title Sort"/> <field label="Title Extension" id="dfTitleExtension" name="Title Extension"/> <field label="Collection Status" id="dfCollectionStatus" name="Collection Status"/> <field label="Plot" id="dfPlot" name="Plot"/> <field label="Running Time" id="dfRunTime" name="Running Time"/> <field label="No. of Disks/Tapes" id="dfNrItems" name="No. of Disks/Tapes"/> <field label="Barcode" id="dfUPC" name="Barcode"/> <field label="Movie Release Date" id="dfReleaseDate" name="Movie Release Date"/> <field label="Release Date" id="dfDVDReleaseDate" name="Release Date"/> <field label="IMDb Number" id="dfIMDBNumber" name="IMDb Number"/> <field label="IMDb Rating" id="dfIMDBRating" name="IMDb Rating"/> <field label="TMDb ID" id="dfMovieDbID" name="TMDb ID"/> <field label="Color" id="dfColor" name="Color"/> <field label="Layers" id="dfLayers" name="Layers"/> <field label="Front Cover" id="dfCoverFront" name="Front Cover"/> <field label="Back Cover" id="dfCoverBack" name="Back Cover"/> <field label="Movie Poster" id="dfMoviePoster" name="Movie Poster"/> <field label="Backdrop" id="dfBackDrop" name="Backdrop"/> <field label="My Rating" id="dfMyRating" name="My Rating"/> <field label="Seen It" id="dfSeenIt" name="Seen It"/> <field label="Viewing Date" id="dfSeenWhen" name="Viewing Date"/> <field label="Viewing Year" id="dfSeenYear" name="Viewing Year"/> <field label="Seen Where" id="dfSeenWhere" name="Seen Where"/> <field label="Purchase Date" id="dfPurchaseDate" name="Purchase Date"/> <field label="Purchase Year" id="dfPurchaseYear" name="Purchase Year"/> <field label="Purchase Price" id="dfPurchasePrice" name="Purchase Price"/> <field label="Location" id="dfLocation" name="Location"/> <field label="Starting Position" id="dfStartPos" name="Starting Position"/> <field label="Tape Speed" id="dfTapeSpeed" name="Tape Speed"/> <field label="Notes" id="dfNotes" name="Notes"/> <field label="Links" id="dfLinks" name="Links"/> <field label="Movie Files" id="dfMovieLinks" name="Movie Files"/> <field label="Image Files" id="dfImageLinks" name="Image Files"/> <field label="Other Files" id="dfOtherLinks" name="Other Files"/> <field label="Trailer URLs" id="dfLinkTrailers" name="Trailer URLs"/> <field label="Trailer Files" id="dfTrailerFiles" name="Trailer Files"/> <field label="Quantity" id="dfQuantity" name="Quantity"/> <field label="Current Value" id="dfCurrentValue" name="Current Value"/> <field label="Storage Device" id="dfStorageDevice" name="Storage Device"/> <field label="Slot" id="dfStorageSlot" name="Slot"/> <field label="Episodes" id="dfEpisodes" name="Episodes"/> <field label="Chapters" id="dfChapters" name="Chapters"/> <field label="Extra Features" id="dfExtraFeatures" name="Extra Features"/> <field label="Actor" id="dfActor" name="Actor"/> <field label="Genre" id="dfGenre" name="Genre"/> <field label="Director" id="dfDirector" name="Director"/> <field label="Edition" id="dfEdition" name="Edition"/> <field label="Movie Release Year" id="dfReleaseYear" name="Movie Release Year"/> <field label="Format" id="dfFormat" name="Format"/> <field label="Region" id="dfRegion" name="Region"/> <field label="Release Year" id="dfDVDReleaseYear" name="Release Year"/> <field label="Series" id="dfSeries" name="Series"/> <field label="Box set" id="dfBoxSet" name="Box set"/> <field label="Audience Rating" id="dfMPAARating" name="Audience Rating"/> <field label="Studio" id="dfStudio" name="Studio"/> <field label="Distributor" id="dfDistributor" name="Distributor"/> <field label="Extras" id="dfExtras" name="Extras"/> <field label="Country" id="dfCountry" name="Country"/> <field label="Language" id="dfLanguage" name="Language"/> <field label="Plot Language" id="dfPlotLanguage" name="Plot Language"/> <field label="Original Title" id="dfOriginalTitle" name="Original Title"/> <field label="Screen Ratio" id="dfRatio" name="Screen Ratio"/> <field label="Packaging" id="dfPackage" name="Packaging"/> <field label="Subtitles" id="dfSubtitles" name="Subtitles"/> <field label="Audio Tracks" id="dfAudio" name="Audio Tracks"/> <field label="Store" id="dfStore" name="Store"/> <field label="Owner" id="dfOwner" name="Owner"/> <field label="Tape Label" id="dfTapeLabel" name="Tape Label"/> <field label="Condition" id="dfCondition" name="Condition"/> <field label="Tags" id="dfTag" name="Tags"/> <field label="Producer" id="dfProducer" name="Producer"/> <field label="Writer" id="dfWriter" name="Writer"/> <field label="Cinematography" id="dfCamera" name="Cinematography"/> <field label="Musician" id="dfMusic" name="Musician"/> <field label="User Credit 1" id="dfUserCredit1" name="User Credit 1"/> <field label="User Credit 2" id="dfUserCredit2" name="User Credit 2"/> <field label="Features" id="dfFeatures" name="Features"/> <field label="Title" id="dfEpisodeTitle" name="Title"/> <field label="Disc No." id="dfEpisodeDiscNr" name="Disc No."/> <field label="Plot" id="dfEpisodePlot" name="Plot"/> <field label="Running Time" id="dfEpisodeRunTime" name="Running Time"/> <field label="First Air Date" id="dfEpisodeFirstAirDate" name="First Air Date"/> <field label="Sequence No" id="dfEpisodeSequenceNr" name="Sequence No"/> <field label="Movie Link" id="dfEpisodeMovieLink" name="Movie Link"/> <field label="Internet Link" id="dfEpisodeLink" name="Internet Link"/> <field label="Image Link" id="dfEpisodeImageLink" name="Image Link"/> <field label="IMDB Number" id="dfEpisodeIMDBNumber" name="IMDB Number"/> <field label="Seen It" id="dfEpisodeSeenIt" name="Seen It"/> <field label="Viewing Date" id="dfEpisodeSeenWhen" name="Viewing Date"/> <field label="Seen Where" id="dfEpisodeSeenWhere" name="Seen Where"/> <field label="Disc No." id="strDiscNr" name="Disc No."/> <field label="Number Of Episodes" id="strNrEpisodes" name="Number Of Episodes"/> <field label="User Lookup 1" id="dfUserLookup1" name="User Lookup 1"/> <field label="User Lookup 2" id="dfUserLookup2" name="User Lookup 2"/> <field label="User Text 1" id="dfUserText1" name="User Text 1"/> <field label="User Text 2" id="dfUserText2" name="User Text 2"/> <field label="In Collection (0/1)" id="dfInCollectionBit" name="In Collection (0/1)"/> <field label="ID" id="dfID" name="ID"/> <field label="Last Modified" id="dfLastModified" name="Last Modified"/> <field label="Thumbnail" id="dfThumbFilePath" name="Thumbnail"/> <field label="Last Submission Date" id="dfSubmissionDate" name="Last Submission Date"/> <field label="Clz Movie ID" id="dfBPMovieID" name="Clz Movie ID"/> <field label="Clz Media ID" id="dfBPMediaID" name="Clz Media ID"/> <field label="BPOnline Movie Last Received Revision" id="dfBPMovieLastReceivedRevision" name="BPOnline Movie Last Received Revision"/> <field label="BPOnline Media Last Received Revision" id="dfBPMediaLastReceivedRevision" name="BPOnline Media Last Received Revision"/> <field label="Title First Letter" id="dfDynTitleLetter" name="Title First Letter"/> <field label="My Rating" id="dfDynRating" name="My Rating"/> </moviemetadata> -<movielist> -<movie> <id>701</id> <index>11</index> <coverfront>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Brave2012701_f.jpg</coverfront> <poster>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Brave2012701_p.jpg</poster> <backdropurl>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Brave2012701_d.jpg</backdropurl> <backgroundbackdrop>CLZBACKDROP</backgroundbackdrop> <imdburl>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209</imdburl> <imdbnum>1217209</imdbnum> <imdbrating>7.3</imdbrating> <imdbvotes>66509</imdbvotes> <tmdbid>62177</tmdbid> <tmdburl>http://themoviedb.org/movie/62177</tmdburl> -<format> <displayname>Blu-ray Disc</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\bluray.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\bluray16x16.bmp</scaledimage> <sortname>Blu-ray Disc</sortname> </format> -<country> <displayname>USA</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\usa.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\usa16.jpg</scaledimage> <sortname>USA</sortname> </country> <collectionstatus listid="3">In Collection</collectionstatus> -<language> <displayname>English</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\uk.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\uk16.jpg</scaledimage> <sortname>English</sortname> </language> -<store> <displayname>Amazon</displayname> <sortname>Amazon</sortname> </store> <purchaseprice>$20.00</purchaseprice> <series/> <boxset/> -<purchasedate> -<year> <displayname>2012</displayname> </year> <month>12</month> <day>10</day> <date>12/10/2012</date> </purchasedate> -<owner> <displayname>John Doe</displayname> <sortname>John Doe</sortname> </owner> <title>Brave</title> <plot>Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.</plot> <myrating>9</myrating> -<myrating> <displayname>9</displayname> <sortname>9</sortname> </myrating> <seenit boolvalue="1">Yes</seenit> -<viewingdate> -<year> <displayname>2012</displayname> </year> <month>12</month> <day>10</day> <date>12/10/2012</date> </viewingdate> -<edition> <displayname>Collector's Edition</displayname> <sortname>Collector's Edition</sortname> </edition> -<condition> <displayname>Excellent</displayname> <sortname>090 Excellent</sortname> <lastname>090 Excellent</lastname> </condition> -<releasedate> -<year> <displayname>2012</displayname> </year> <date>2012</date> </releasedate> -<dvdreleasedate> -<year> <displayname>2012</displayname> </year> <month>11</month> <day>13</day> <date>11/13/2012</date> </dvdreleasedate> -<mpaarating> <displayname>PG (Parental Guidance)</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\pg.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\pg-16x16.jpg</scaledimage> <sortname>PG (Parental Guidance)</sortname> </mpaarating> <seenwhere>Home</seenwhere> <upc>786936828344</upc> <package/> -<location> <displayname>Moviebox 34</displayname> <sortname>Moviebox 34</sortname> </location> <tapelabel/> <runtime>93</runtime> <runtimeminutes>93 mins</runtimeminutes> <layersnum>1</layersnum> <layers listid="1">Single Side, Dual Layer</layers> <chapters>0</chapters> <nritems>5</nritems> <quantity>1</quantity> <color listid="0">Color</color> <tapespeed listid="0">N/A</tapespeed> -<genres> -<genre> <displayname>Action</displayname> <sortname>Action</sortname> </genre> -<genre> <displayname>Adventure</displayname> <sortname>Adventure</sortname> </genre> -<genre> <displayname>Animation</displayname> <sortname>Animation</sortname> </genre> -<genre> <displayname>Comedy</displayname> <sortname>Comedy</sortname> </genre> -<genre> <displayname>Family</displayname> <sortname>Family</sortname> </genre> </genres> -<cast> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Kelly MacDonald</displayname> <sortname>MacDonald, Kelly</sortname> <lastname>MacDonald</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531808/</url> <firstname>Kelly</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/09/09_24708_4_KellyMacDonald.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Merida</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Billy Connolly</displayname> <sortname>Connolly, Billy</sortname> <lastname>Connolly</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175262/</url> <firstname>Billy</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/b4/b4_3429_4_BillyConnolly.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Fergus</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Emma Thompson</displayname> <sortname>Thompson, Emma</sortname> <lastname>Thompson</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000668/</url> <firstname>Emma</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/13/13_8549_4_EmmaThompson.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Elinor</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Julie Walters</displayname> <sortname>Walters, Julie</sortname> <lastname>Walters</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910278/</url> <firstname>Julie</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/20/20_14643_4_JulieWalters.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>The Witch</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Robbie Coltrane</displayname> <sortname>Coltrane, Robbie</sortname> <lastname>Coltrane</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001059/</url> <firstname>Robbie</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/d0/d0_92_4_RobbieColtrane.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Lord Dingwall</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Kevin McKidd</displayname> <sortname>McKidd, Kevin</sortname> <lastname>McKidd</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571727/</url> <firstname>Kevin</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/b8/b8_3557_4_KevinMcKidd.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Lord MacGuffin/Young MacGuffin</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Craig Ferguson</displayname> <sortname>Ferguson, Craig</sortname> <lastname>Ferguson</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272401/</url> <firstname>Craig</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/17/17_17423_4_CraigFerguson.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Lord Macintosh</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Sally Kinghorn</displayname> <sortname>Kinghorn, Sally</sortname> <lastname>Kinghorn</lastname> <firstname>Sally</firstname> </person> <character>Maudie</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Eilidh Fraser</displayname> <sortname>Fraser, Eilidh</sortname> <lastname>Fraser</lastname> <firstname>Eilidh</firstname> </person> <character>Maudie</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Peigi Barker</displayname> <sortname>Barker, Peigi</sortname> <lastname>Barker</lastname> <firstname>Peigi</firstname> </person> <character>Young Merida</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Steven Cree</displayname> <sortname>Cree, Steven</sortname> <lastname>Cree</lastname> <firstname>Steven</firstname> </person> <character>Young Macintosh</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Steve Purcell</displayname> <sortname>Purcell, Steve</sortname> <lastname>Purcell</lastname> <firstname>Steve</firstname> </person> <character>The Crow</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Callum O'Neill</displayname> <sortname>O'Neill, Callum</sortname> <lastname>O'Neill</lastname> <firstname>Callum</firstname> </person> <character>Wee Dingwall</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Patrick Doyle</displayname> <sortname>Doyle, Patrick</sortname> <lastname>Doyle</lastname> <firstname>Patrick</firstname> </person> <character>Martin</character> </star> -<star> <role id="dfActor">Actor</role> <roleid>dfActor</roleid> -<person> <displayname>John Ratzenberger</displayname> <sortname>Ratzenberger, John</sortname> <lastname>Ratzenberger</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001652/</url> <firstname>John</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/actors/small/d2/d2_14840_4_JohnRatzenberger.jpg</imageurl> </person> <character>Gordon</character> </star> </cast> -<crew> -<crewmember> <role id="dfDirector">Director</role> <roleid>dfDirector</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Steve Purcell</displayname> <sortname>Purcell, Steve</sortname> <lastname>Purcell</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700760/</url> <firstname>Steve</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/employees/small/0e/0e_3199_4_StevePurcell.jpg</imageurl> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfDirector">Director</role> <roleid>dfDirector</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Brenda Chapman</displayname> <sortname>Chapman, Brenda</sortname> <lastname>Chapman</lastname> <url>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152312/</url> <firstname>Brenda</firstname> <imageurl>http://clzimages.com/movie/banners/employees/small/32/32_6810_4_BrendaChapman.jpg</imageurl> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfWriter">Writer</role> <roleid>dfWriter</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Steve Purcell</displayname> <sortname>Purcell, Steve</sortname> <lastname>Purcell</lastname> <firstname>Steve</firstname> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfWriter">Writer</role> <roleid>dfWriter</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Brenda Chapman</displayname> <sortname>Chapman, Brenda</sortname> <lastname>Chapman</lastname> <firstname>Brenda</firstname> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfProducer">Producer</role> <roleid>dfProducer</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Andrew Stanton</displayname> <sortname>Stanton, Andrew</sortname> <lastname>Stanton</lastname> <firstname>Andrew</firstname> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfProducer">Producer</role> <roleid>dfProducer</roleid> -<person> <displayname>John Lasseter</displayname> <sortname>Lasseter, John</sortname> <lastname>Lasseter</lastname> <firstname>John</firstname> </person> </crewmember> -<crewmember> <role id="dfMusic">Musician</role> <roleid>dfMusic</roleid> -<person> <displayname>Patrick Doyle</displayname> <sortname>Doyle, Patrick</sortname> <lastname>Doyle</lastname> <firstname>Patrick</firstname> </person> </crewmember> </crew> -<regions> -<region> <displayname>Region 1</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\r-1.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\r-1-16x16.jpg</scaledimage> <sortname>Region 1</sortname> </region> -<region> <displayname>Region A</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\r-A.jpg</templateimage> <scaledimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\r-A-16x16.jpg</scaledimage> <sortname>Region A</sortname> </region> </regions> -<ratios> -<ratio> <displayname>Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)</displayname> <sortname>Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)</sortname> </ratio> </ratios> -<subtitles> -<subtitle> <displayname>English (Closed Captioned)</displayname> <sortname>English (Closed Captioned)</sortname> </subtitle> -<subtitle> <displayname>French</displayname> <sortname>French</sortname> </subtitle> -<subtitle> <displayname>Spanish</displayname> <sortname>Spanish</sortname> </subtitle> </subtitles> <features/> -<audios> -<audio> <displayname>Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish]</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\dolbydigital-51.png</templateimage> <sortname>Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish]</sortname> </audio> -<audio> <displayname>DTS [English]</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\dts.png</templateimage> <sortname>DTS [English]</sortname> </audio> -<audio> <displayname>DTS [French]</displayname> <templateimage>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Images\Listitemimages\dts.png</templateimage> <sortname>DTS [French]</sortname> </audio> </audios> -<studios> -<studio> <displayname>Pixar</displayname> <sortname>Pixar</sortname> </studio> </studios> -<distributor> <displayname>Buena Vista</displayname> <sortname>Buena Vista</sortname> </distributor> <extras/> <tags/> <userlookup1/> <userlookup2/> -<links> -<link> <description>Amazon.com</description> <url>http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=786936828344+Brave&tag=collectorzapp-20&index=dvd</url> <urltype>URL</urltype> </link> -<link> <description>Movie Collector Connect</description> <url>http://connect.collectorz.com/movies/database/brave-2012</url> <urltype>URL</urltype> </link> -<link> <description>IMDB</description> <url>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209</url> <urltype>URL</urltype> </link> -<link> <description>TheMovieDb.org</description> <url>http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/62177</url> <urltype>URL</urltype> </link> -<link> <description>Trailer</description> <url>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYg0VgPy6Uk</url> <urltype>Trailer URL</urltype> </link> </links> <episodecount>0</episodecount> -<lastmodified> <date>12/10/2012 4:37:03 PM</date> </lastmodified> <thumbfilepath>C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Movie Collector\Thumbnails\CBF03186E647BB05BC635F286DC84E34.jpg</thumbfilepath> <bpmovieid>140538</bpmovieid> <bpmediaid>496821</bpmediaid> <bpmovielastreceivedrevision>58</bpmovielastreceivedrevision> <bpmedialastreceivedrevision>0</bpmedialastreceivedrevision> <plotlanguage/> <storagedevice/> -<titlefirstletter> <displayname>B</displayname> <sortname>B</sortname> </titlefirstletter> -<discs> -<disc> <title>Disc 01</title> <features/> <storagedevice/> <episodes/> </disc> -<disc> <title>Disc 02</title> <features/> <storagedevice/> <episodes/> </disc> -<disc> <title>Disc 03</title> <features/> <storagedevice/> <episodes/> </disc> -<disc> <title>Disc 04</title> <features/> <storagedevice/> <episodes/> </disc> -<disc> <title>Disc 05</title> <features/> <storagedevice/> <episodes/> </disc> </discs> <submissiondate/> </movie> </movielist> </movieinfo>

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=786936828344+Bravetag=collectorzapp-20&index=dvd
This URL Form xml file giving error.
Remember one thing XML not Accept "&"

Two things:
First, your XML contains a lot of - characters (maybe you copied these from a Xml-editor or viewer unintentional).
Second, your XML contains a some unescaped &s in URLs; these have to be escaped (use & instead of &). Take a look at the XML specification:
The ampersand character (&) and the left angle bracket (<) may appear in their literal form only when used as markup delimiters, or within a comment, a processing instruction, or a CDATA section. If they are needed elsewhere, they must be escaped using either numeric character references or the strings "&" and "<" respectively.

StringReader reads a literal string.
Use StreamReader instead.
Or use it like :
http://forums.asp.net/t/1247855.aspx/1 giving path

How to Read XElement contents containing Sharepoint List Structure?

I want to bind the MultipleCheckbox items from Choice Column of sharepoint List to asp.net CheckBoxListItem using c#.
I am retriving information of List using XELEMENT as:
In .cs file:
XElement listStructure;
listStructure = proxy.GetList("WebsiteSubscriber");
here am getting XML as:
<List DocTemplateUrl="" DefaultViewUrl="/Lists/WebsiteSubscriber/AllItems.aspx" MobileDefaultViewUrl="" ID="{2C8A80EA-38C5-48F7-9D7D-400D445A5E64}" Title="WebsiteSubscriber" Description="" ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/itgen.png" Name="{2C8A80EA-38C5-48F7-9D7D-400D445A5E64}" BaseType="0" FeatureId="00bfea71-de22-43b2-a848-c05709900100" ServerTemplate="100" Created="20130417 02:18:11" Modified="20130424 09:27:11" LastDeleted="20130419 04:46:25" Version="5" Direction="none" ThumbnailSize="" WebImageWidth="" WebImageHeight="" Flags="545263616" ItemCount="13" AnonymousPermMask="0" RootFolder="/Lists/WebsiteSubscriber" ReadSecurity="1" WriteSecurity="1" Author="8" EventSinkAssembly="" EventSinkClass="" EventSinkData="" EmailAlias="" WebFullUrl="/" WebId="198e057a-38e8-410a-8358-ed95f77d18ea" SendToLocation="" ScopeId="e2cbf2fd-93e4-408d-bd4e-320321734b8c" MajorVersionLimit="0" MajorWithMinorVersionsLimit="0" WorkFlowId="" HasUniqueScopes="False" NoThrottleListOperations="False" HasRelatedLists="" AllowDeletion="True" AllowMultiResponses="False" EnableAttachments="True" EnableModeration="False" EnableVersioning="False" HasExternalDataSource="False" Hidden="False" MultipleDataList="False" Ordered="False" ShowUser="True" EnablePeopleSelector="False" EnableResourceSelector="False" EnableMinorVersion="False" RequireCheckout="False" ThrottleListOperations="False" ExcludeFromOfflineClient="False" EnableFolderCreation="False" IrmEnabled="False" IsApplicationList="False" PreserveEmptyValues="False" StrictTypeCoercion="False" EnforceDataValidation="False" MaxItemsPerThrottledOperation="100000" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
<Fields>
<Field ID="{03e45e84-1992-4d42-9116-26f756012634}" RowOrdinal="0" Type="ContentTypeId" Sealed="TRUE" ReadOnly="TRUE" Hidden="TRUE" DisplayName="Content Type ID" Name="ContentTypeId" DisplaceOnUpgrade="TRUE" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="ContentTypeId" ColName="tp_ContentTypeId" FromBaseType="TRUE" />
<Field ID="{fa564e0f-0c70-4ab9-b863-0177e6ddd247}" Name="Title" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="Title" Group="Base Columns" Type="Text" DisplayName="Title" Required="FALSE" FromBaseType="TRUE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" MaxLength="255" Version="1" ColName="nvarchar1" RowOrdinal="0" />
<Field ID="{34ad21eb-75bd-4544-8c73-0e08330291fe}" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Note" Name="_ModerationComments" DisplayName="Approver Comments" Hidden="TRUE" CanToggleHidden="TRUE" Filterable="FALSE" Sortable="FALSE" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="_ModerationComments" FromBaseType="TRUE" ColName="ntext1" />
<Field ID="{bc91a437-52e7-49e1-8c4e-4698904b2b6d}" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Computed" Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" DisplayName="Title" Dir="" DisplayNameSrcField="Title" AuthoringInfo="(linked to item)" EnableLookup="TRUE" ListItemMenuAllowed="Prohibited" LinkToItemAllowed="Prohibited" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="LinkTitleNoMenu" FromBaseType="TRUE">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef Name="Title" />
<FieldRef Name="LinkFilenameNoMenu" />
</FieldRefs>
<DisplayPattern>
<IfEqual>
<Expr1>
<LookupColumn Name="FSObjType" />
</Expr1>
<Expr2>1</Expr2>
<Then>
<Field Name="LinkFilenameNoMenu" />
</Then>
<Else>
<HTML><![CDATA[<a onfocus="OnLink(this)" href="]]></HTML>
<URL />
<HTML><![CDATA[" onclick="EditLink2(this,]]></HTML>
<Counter Type="View" />
<HTML><![CDATA[);return false;" target="_self">]]></HTML>
<Column HTMLEncode="TRUE" Name="Title" Default="(no title)" />
<IfEqual>
<Expr1>
<GetVar Name="ShowAccessibleIcon" />
</Expr1>
<Expr2>1</Expr2>
<Then>
<HTML><![CDATA[<img src="/_layouts/images/blank.gif" class="ms-hidden" border="0" width="1" height="1" alt="Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window)."/>]]></HTML>
</Then>
</IfEqual>
<HTML><![CDATA[</a>]]></HTML>
<IfNew>
<HTML><![CDATA[<img src="/_layouts/1033/images/new.gif" alt="]]></HTML>
<HTML>New</HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[" class="ms-newgif" />]]></HTML>
</IfNew>
</Else>
</IfEqual>
</DisplayPattern>
</Field>
<Field ID="{82642ec8-ef9b-478f-acf9-31f7d45fbc31}" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Computed" Name="LinkTitle" DisplayName="Title" DisplayNameSrcField="Title" ClassInfo="Menu" AuthoringInfo="(linked to item with edit menu)" ListItemMenuAllowed="Required" LinkToItemAllowed="Prohibited" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="LinkTitle" FromBaseType="TRUE">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef Name="Title" />
<FieldRef Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
<FieldRef Name="_EditMenuTableStart2" />
<FieldRef Name="_EditMenuTableEnd" />
</FieldRefs>
<DisplayPattern>
<FieldSwitch>
<Expr>
<GetVar Name="FreeForm" />
</Expr>
<Case Value="TRUE">
<Field Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
</Case>
<Default>
<Switch>
<Expr>
<GetVar Name="MasterVersion" />
</Expr>
<Case Value="4">
<HTML><![CDATA[<div class="ms-vb itx" onmouseover="OnItem(this)" CTXName="ctx]]></HTML>
<Field Name="_EditMenuTableStart2" />
<HTML><![CDATA[">]]></HTML>
<Field Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
<HTML><![CDATA[</div>]]></HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[<div class="s4-ctx" onmouseover="OnChildItem(this.parentNode); return false;">]]></HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[<span> </span>]]></HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[<a onfocus="OnChildItem(this.parentNode.parentNode); return false;" onclick="PopMenuFromChevron(event); return false;" href="javascript:;" title="Open Menu"></a>]]></HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[<span> </span>]]></HTML>
<HTML><![CDATA[</div>]]></HTML>
</Case>
<Default>
<HTML><![CDATA[<table height="100%" cellspacing="0" class="ms-unselectedtitle itx" onmouseover="OnItem(this)" CTXName="ctx]]></HTML>
<Field Name="_EditMenuTableStart2" />
<HTML><![CDATA["><tr><td width="100%" class="ms-vb">]]></HTML>
<SetVar Name="ShowAccessibleIcon" Value="1" />
<Field Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
<SetVar Name="ShowAccessibleIcon" Value="0" />
<HTML><![CDATA[</td><td><img src="/_layouts/images/blank.gif" width="13" style="visibility:hidden" alt=""/></td></tr></table>]]></HTML>
</Default>
</Switch>
</Default>
</FieldSwitch>
</DisplayPattern>
</Field>
<Field ID="{5f190d91-3dbc-4489-9878-3c092caf35b6}" Hidden="TRUE" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Computed" Name="LinkTitle2" DisplayName="Title" DisplayNameSrcField="Title" ClassInfo="Menu" AuthoringInfo="(linked to item with edit menu) (old)" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="LinkTitle2" FromBaseType="TRUE">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef Name="Title" />
<FieldRef Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
<FieldRef Name="_EditMenuTableStart" />
<FieldRef Name="_EditMenuTableEnd" />
</FieldRefs>
<DisplayPattern>
<FieldSwitch>
<Expr>
<GetVar Name="FreeForm" />
</Expr>
<Case Value="TRUE">
<Field Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
</Case>
<Default>
<Field Name="_EditMenuTableStart" />
<SetVar Name="ShowAccessibleIcon" Value="1" />
<Field Name="LinkTitleNoMenu" />
<SetVar Name="ShowAccessibleIcon" Value="0" />
<Field Name="_EditMenuTableEnd" />
</Default>
</FieldSwitch>
</DisplayPattern>
</Field>
<Field ID="{39360f11-34cf-4356-9945-25c44e68dade}" ReadOnly="TRUE" Hidden="TRUE" Type="Text" Name="File_x0020_Type" DisplaceOnUpgrade="TRUE" DisplayName="File Type" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="File_x0020_Type" FromBaseType="TRUE" ColName="nvarchar2" />
<Field Type="Text" DisplayName="Email" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" MaxLength="255" ID="{bf605e59-6807-47de-87ac-617b2c8df00b}" SourceID="{2c8a80ea-38c5-48f7-9d7d-400d445a5e64}" StaticName="Email" Name="Email" ColName="nvarchar3" RowOrdinal="0" />
<Field Type="MultiChoice" DisplayName="Area" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" Indexed="FALSE" FillInChoice="FALSE" ID="{16cc1615-a490-44de-a870-c7ebe603e2cc}" SourceID="{2c8a80ea-38c5-48f7-9d7d-400d445a5e64}" StaticName="Area" Name="Area" ColName="ntext2" RowOrdinal="0">
<Default>Articles</Default>
**<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>Articles</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Websites</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Books</CHOICE>
</CHOICES>**
</Field>
<Field ID="{1d22ea11-1e32-424e-89ab-9fedbadb6ce1}" ColName="tp_ID" RowOrdinal="0" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Counter" Name="ID" PrimaryKey="TRUE" DisplayName="ID" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="ID" FromBaseType="TRUE" />
<Field ID="{c042a256-787d-4a6f-8a8a-cf6ab767f12d}" Type="Computed" DisplayName="Content Type" Name="ContentType" DisplaceOnUpgrade="TRUE" RenderXMLUsingPattern="TRUE" Sortable="FALSE" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" StaticName="ContentType" Group="_Hidden" PITarget="MicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices" PIAttribute="ContentTypeID" FromBaseType="TRUE">
I want to get above values following from XML.
<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>Articles</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Websites</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Books</CHOICE>
</CHOICES>

Provided you fix your XML, this does what you want:
var choices = (from n in xml.Descendants()
where n.Name.LocalName == "CHOICES"
select new
{
CHOICES = n.Elements().Select(x => x.Value).ToList()
}).ToList();
Will give you a list of the anonymous type CHOICES elements that contain your CHOICE element values. Example output:
Edit
See comments:
var choices = (from n in xml.Descendants()
where n.Name.LocalName == "CHOICE"
select n.Value).ToList();
This will return a list of the following string values:
Articles
Websites
Books
0;#Approved
1;#Rejected
2;#Pending
3;#Draft
4;#Scheduled