How to modify existing xml data with powershell?

@cortez.connelly 

To modify existing XML data with PowerShell, you can use the Select-Xml cmdlet to access the specific elements you want to modify and then update their values using the Set-Content cmdlet.

Here is an example of how you can modify an existing XML file with PowerShell:

1. Load the XML file:

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$xml = [xml](Get-Content 'path	oyourile.xml')

1. Use Select-Xml to select the elements you want to modify. For example, let's say you want to change the value of an element with the tag

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$element = $xml.SelectNodes('//name')[0]

1. Update the value of the element:

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$element.'#text' = 'New Value'

1. Save the modified XML back to the file:

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$xml.Save('path	oyourile.xml')

This is a basic example of how you can modify existing XML data with PowerShell. You can customize and expand this script based on your specific XML structure and modifications needed.