# TextControl.LoadXMLDatabase Method

> Loads an XML database which is used to create table and field name menu items in the mailings ribbon tab.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Web`
- **Assembly:** `TXTextControl.Web.dll`, which the TX Text Control .NET Server setup installs, for .NET Framework; in no NuGet package
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Web > TextControl.LoadXMLDatabase Method
- **749 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadxmldatabase-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadxmldatabase-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadxmldatabase-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Loads an XML database which is used to create table and field name menu items in the mailings ribbon tab.

### Syntax

#### LoadXMLDatabase(String)

Loads an XML database from a file.

```csharp
public void LoadXMLDatabase(string fileName);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub LoadXMLDatabase(ByVal fileName as String)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileName | Specifies an xml file from which the database is loaded. |

#### LoadXMLDatabase(System.Xml.XmlDocument)

Loads an XML database from an XmlDocument object.

```csharp
public void LoadXMLDatabase(System.Xml.XmlDocument xmlDocument);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub LoadXMLDatabase(ByVal xmlDocument as System.Xml.XmlDocument)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| xmlDocument | Specifies an XmlDocument object from which the database is loaded. |

#### LoadXMLDatabase(System.IO.FileStream)

Loads an XML database from a file stream.

```csharp
public void LoadXMLDatabase(System.IO.FileStream fileStream);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub LoadXMLDatabase(ByVal fileStream as System.IO.FileStream)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileStream | Specifies an xml file from which the database is loaded. The data is loaded from the stream's current position. |

### Examples

`LoadXMLDatabase` is not exposed by the current ASP.NET Core editor helper. The following example uses `LoadXMLDatabase` in the current server-side setup instead.

```csharp
var result = textControl.LoadXMLDatabase(@"App_Data\document.docx");
Console.WriteLine(result);
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.LoadXMLDatabase("App_Data\document.docx")
Console.WriteLine(result)
```

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- **Previous:** [TextControl.LoadTextAsync Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadtextasync-method/llms-full.txt)
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