HI All
I am trying to use powershell to remove the euro currency symbol from a XML file but no matter what I replace it with it goes from this: “returning dr pearl rrp€375”
To this:
returning dr pearl rrp-'375
Can anyone suggest the best way to just remove the currency symbol without leaving any other symbol in its place?
Thanks
Ben
Hi, welcome back 
Please can you post some sample XML code so we can see what it looks like in the XML, and also the code you’re using to do the replacement.
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HI Matt
one variation of the code I tried to use:
<$xml = [xml](Get-Content -Path D:\ECM_IPMS\Polling\001000I\OUT\invoice.xml)
$node = $xml.selectSingleNode('//DOCUMENT/INVOICES/INVOICE/INVC_ITEMS')
$node.item_note1 = ""
$xml.Save("D:\ECM_IPMS\Polling\001000I\OUT\invoice.xml")>
see below XML example:
"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Created on 2022-03-29T23:00:19+01:00 -->
<!-- V9 STATION -->
<DOCUMENT>
<INVOICES>
<INVOICE invc_sid="7734861128985488461" sbs_no="3" store_no="10" invc_no="8271" invc_type="0" hisec_type="" status="0" proc_status="0" cust_sid="" addr_no="1" shipto_cust_sid="5991692514391166972" shipto_addr_no="1" station="" workstation="1" orig_store_no="10" orig_station="" use_vat="1" vat_options="0" so_no="" so_sid="" cust_po_no="" note="" disc_perc="0" disc_amt="0" disc_perc_spread="" over_tax_perc="" over_tax_perc2="" tax_reb_perc="" tax_reb_amt="" rounding_offset="" created_date="2022-03-29T10:45:13" modified_date="2022-03-29T10:45:13+01:00" post_date="2022-03-29T10:45:13" tracking_no="" ref_invc_sid="" audited="0" cms_post_date="2022-03-29T10:55:30" ws_seq_no="10894" cust_fld="" held="0" drawer_no="1" controller="3010" orig_controller="3010" elapsed_time="329" till_name="" activity_perc="100" activity_perc2="" activity_perc3="" activity_perc4="" activity_perc5="" eft_invc_no="10132" detax="0" doc_ref_no="" fiscal_doc_id="" subloc_code="" subloc_id="" ship_perc="" trans_disc_amt="" empl_sbs_no="3" empl_name="CATMUL" tax_area_name="IRE" tax_area2_name="" ref_invc_no="" ref_invc_created_date="" createdby_sbs_no="3" createdby_empl_name="" modifiedby_sbs_no="3" modifiedby_empl_name="" clerk_sbs_no="3" clerk_name="" clerk_sbs_no2="" clerk_name2="" clerk_sbs_no3="" clerk_name3="" clerk_sbs_no4="" clerk_name4="" clerk_sbs_no5="" clerk_name5="" disbur_reason_type="" disbur_reason_name="" doc_reason_code="">
<CUSTOMER cust_sid="" cust_id="" store_no="10" station="" first_name="" last_name="" price_lvl="" detax="0" info1="" info2="" modified_date="2022-03-29T10:55:31+01:00" sbs_no="3" cms="1" company_name="" title="MS" tax_area_name="" shipping="" address1="" address2="" address3="" address4="" address5="" address6="" zip="" phone1="" phone2="" country_name="" alternate_id1="" alternate_id2=""/>
<SHIPTO_CUSTOMER cust_sid="" cust_id="" store_no="10" station="" first_name="" last_name="" price_lvl="" detax="0" info1="" info2="" modified_date="2022-03-29T10:55:31+01:00" sbs_no="3" cms="1" company_name="" title="MS" tax_area_name="" shipping="" address1="" address2="" address3="" address4="" address5="" address6="" zip="" phone1="" phone2="" country_name="" alternate_id1="" alternate_id2=""/>
<INVC_SUPPLS>
</INVC_SUPPLS>
<INVC_COMMENTS>
</INVC_COMMENTS>
<INVC_EXTRAS>
</INVC_EXTRAS>
<INVC_FEES>
</INVC_FEES>
<INVC_TENDERS>
<INVC_TENDER tender_type="0" tender_no="1" taken="0" given="0" amt="0" doc_no="" auth="" reference="" chk_company="" chk_first_name="" chk_last_name="" chk_work_phone="" chk_home_phone="" chk_state_code="" chk_dl="" chk_dl_exp_date="" chk_dob_date="" crd_exp_month="" crd_exp_year="" crd_normal_sale="1" crd_contr_no="" crd_present="0" crd_zip="" crd_proc_fee="" gft_crd_trace_no="" gft_crd_int_ref_no="" gft_crd_balance="" charge_net_days="" charge_disc_days="" charge_disc_perc="" pmt_date="" pmt_remark="" matched="0" manual_name="" manual_remark="" transaction_id="" avs_code="0" chk_type="0" cashback_amt="" l2_result_code="" signature_map="" orig_crd_name="" tender_state="0" failure_msg="" proc_date="" orig_currency_name="EURO" eftdata0="" eftdata1="" eftdata2="" eftdata3="" eftdata4="" eftdata5="" eftdata6="" eftdata7="" eftdata8="" eftdata9="" eftdata10="" eftdata11="" eftdata12="" eftdata13="" eftdata14="" eftdata15="" eftdata16="" eftdata17="" eftdata18="" eftdata19="" eftdatabsmer="" eftdatabscust="" cardholder_name="" give_rate="" take_rate="" base_taken="" base_given="" cent_txn_id="" balance_remaining="" cent_commit_txn="0" emv_aid="" emv_applabel="" emv_card_exp_date="" emv_cyrpto_type="" emv_cryptogram="" emv_pin_statement="" cayan_sf_id="" cayan_trans_key="" cayan_locale="" crd_name="" currency_name="EURO"/>
</INVC_TENDERS>
<INVC_COUPONS>
</INVC_COUPONS>
<INVC_ITEMS>
<INVC_ITEM item_pos="1" item_sid="2153740" qty="-1" orig_price="250" orig_tax_amt="46.74797" price="0" tax_code="0" tax_perc="23" tax_amt="0" tax_code2="" tax_perc2="" tax_amt2="" cost="0" price_lvl="1" spif="" sched_no="" comm_code="" comm_amt="0" cust_fld="" scan_upc="" serial_no="" lot_number="" kit_flag="0" pkg_item_sid="" pkg_seq_no="" orig_cmpnt_item_sid="" detax="0" usr_disc_perc="0" udf_value1="" udf_value2="" udf_value3="" udf_value4="" activity_perc="100" activity_perc2="" activity_perc3="" activity_perc4="" activity_perc5="" comm_amt2="0" comm_amt3="0" comm_amt4="0" comm_amt5="0" so_sid="" so_orig_item_pos="" item_origin="" pkg_no="" shipto_cust_sid="" shipto_addr_no="" orig_cost="" item_note1="returning dr pearl rrp€375" item_note2="" item_note3="" item_note4="" item_note5="" item_note6="" item_note7="" item_note8="" item_note9="" item_note10="" promo_flag="0" gift_activation_code="" gift_transaction_id="" returned_qty="" ref_item_pos="" ref_invc_sid="" gift_add_value="0" ref_invc_no="" alt_upc="" alt_alu="" alt_cost="" alt_vend_code="" orig_prc_bdt="" prc_bdt="" gift_eftdata0="" gift_eftdata1="" gift_eftdata2="" gift_eftdata3="" gift_eftdata4="" gift_eftdata5="" gift_eftdata6="" gift_eftdata7="" gift_eftdata8="" gift_eftdata9="" gift_eftdata10="" gift_eftdata11="" gift_eftdata12="" gift_eftdata13="" gift_eftdata14="" gift_eftdata15="" gift_eftdata16="" gift_eftdata17="" gift_eftdata18="" gift_eftdata19="" gift_eftdatabsmer="" gift_eftdatabscust="" subloc_code="" subloc_id="" tender_state="0" failure_msg="" proc_date="" cent_commit_txn="0" price_flag="0" force_orig_tax="" sn_qty="" sn_active="" sn_received="" sn_sold="" sn_transferred="" sn_so_reserved="" sn_returned="" sn_returned_to_vnd="" sn_adjusted="" tax_perc_lock="0" ref_store_no="" tax_area2_name="" empl_sbs_no="3" empl_name="CATMUL" disc_reason_name="UNFRM" empl_sbs_no2="" empl_name2="" empl_sbs_no3="" empl_name3="" empl_sbs_no4="" empl_name4="" empl_sbs_no5="" empl_name5="" ship_method="" item_reason_type="0" item_reason_name="ChgMnd" lot_expiry_date="">
<INVN_BASE_ITEM item_sid="2153740" upc="5054760724091" alu="2153740" style_sid="2175116422415" dcs_code="001200217" vend_code="51164" scale_no="" description1="DR PEARL" description2="PEARL" description3="BLU-MULTI" description4="" attr="BLU-MULT" siz="CLT 16" use_qty_decimals="0" tax_code="0" flag="" ext_flag="" item_no="" udf3_value="" udf4_value="" udf5_value="" udf6_value="" aux1_value="" aux2_value="" aux3_value="PC040100 - GENERAL" aux4_value="COTTON MIX" aux5_value="SS21" aux6_value="" aux7_value="" aux8_value=""/>
</INVC_ITEM>
<INVC_ITEM item_pos="2" item_sid="2158194" qty="1" orig_price="265" orig_tax_amt="49.55285" price="0" tax_code="0" tax_perc="23" tax_amt="0" tax_code2="" tax_perc2="" tax_amt2="" cost="0" price_lvl="1" spif="0" sched_no="" comm_code="" comm_amt="0" cust_fld="" scan_upc="" serial_no="" lot_number="" kit_flag="0" pkg_item_sid="" pkg_seq_no="" orig_cmpnt_item_sid="" detax="0" usr_disc_perc="0" udf_value1="" udf_value2="" udf_value3="" udf_value4="" activity_perc="100" activity_perc2="" activity_perc3="" activity_perc4="" activity_perc5="" comm_amt2="0" comm_amt3="0" comm_amt4="0" comm_amt5="0" so_sid="" so_orig_item_pos="" item_origin="" pkg_no="" shipto_cust_sid="" shipto_addr_no="" orig_cost="" item_note1="CT MAISIE RRP €400 " item_note2="" item_note3="" item_note4="" item_note5="" item_note6="" item_note7="" item_note8="" item_note9="" item_note10="" promo_flag="0" gift_activation_code="" gift_transaction_id="" returned_qty="" ref_item_pos="" ref_invc_sid="" gift_add_value="0" ref_invc_no="" alt_upc="" alt_alu="" alt_cost="" alt_vend_code="" orig_prc_bdt="" prc_bdt="" gift_eftdata0="" gift_eftdata1="" gift_eftdata2="" gift_eftdata3="" gift_eftdata4="" gift_eftdata5="" gift_eftdata6="" gift_eftdata7="" gift_eftdata8="" gift_eftdata9="" gift_eftdata10="" gift_eftdata11="" gift_eftdata12="" gift_eftdata13="" gift_eftdata14="" gift_eftdata15="" gift_eftdata16="" gift_eftdata17="" gift_eftdata18="" gift_eftdata19="" gift_eftdatabsmer="" gift_eftdatabscust="" subloc_code="" subloc_id="" tender_state="0" failure_msg="" proc_date="" cent_commit_txn="0" price_flag="0" force_orig_tax="" sn_qty="" sn_active="" sn_received="" sn_sold="" sn_transferred="" sn_so_reserved="" sn_returned="" sn_returned_to_vnd="" sn_adjusted="" tax_perc_lock="0" ref_store_no="" tax_area2_name="" empl_sbs_no="3" empl_name="CATMUL" disc_reason_name="UNFRM" empl_sbs_no2="" empl_name2="" empl_sbs_no3="" empl_name3="" empl_sbs_no4="" empl_name4="" empl_sbs_no5="" empl_name5="" ship_method="" item_reason_type="" item_reason_name="" lot_expiry_date="">
<INVN_BASE_ITEM item_sid="2158194" upc="5054760728549" alu="2158194" style_sid="220511567688" dcs_code="001200220" vend_code="51156" scale_no="" description1="CT MAISIE TIE CUFF MOB" description2="MAISIE" description3="PIN-PALE ROSE" description4="" attr="PIN-PALE" siz="CLT 16" use_qty_decimals="0" tax_code="0" flag="" ext_flag="" item_no="" udf3_value="" udf4_value="" udf5_value="" udf6_value="" aux1_value="UNKNOWN" aux2_value="" aux3_value="UNKNOWN" aux4_value="POLYESTER MIX" aux5_value="SS21" aux6_value="" aux7_value="" aux8_value=""/>
</INVC_ITEM>
</INVC_ITEMS>
</INVOICE>
</INVOICES>
</DOCUMENT>"
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Thanks in advance
Hi Olaf
I tried that but it didnt work
<<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
/>Try harder! 
Click the link and watch the GIF to see how it works!!
And you don’t have to create a new post every time - you can should edit your existing ones!!!
The gif figured it out, I didnt release it was a button the forum
… so you are more the visual learner … 
I’m not sure … try this …
$xml = [xml](Get-Content -Path D:\ECM_IPMS\Polling\001000I\OUT\invoice.xml)
$xml.selectNodes('//DOCUMENT/INVOICES/INVOICE/INVC_ITEMS/INVC_ITEM') |
ForEach-Object {
$WithoutEuroSign = ($_ | Select-Object "item_note1")."item_note1" -replace '€'
$_.SetAttribute("item_note1", $WithoutEuroSign)
}
$xml.Save("D:\ECM_IPMS\Polling\001000I\OUT\invoice_mod.xml")
Hi Olaf
Thank you for that, unfortunately the end user has found a different way in their software of removing the symbol.
I do appreciate all efforts.
Thanks
Ben
Why is that “unfortunate”. This way it is less work and less responsibility for you. 