appending a new node to am existing xml file

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appending a new node to am existing xml file

Mar 27th, 2008

hi ....
i am trying to add a new node to an existing xml file in c# ..........
the code is as follows:

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
string filename = @"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\xml\xml\bin\Debug\bookstore.xml";
//create a new node
XmlElement newbook = doc.CreateElement("book");

//set attribute
newbook.SetAttribute(label1.Text, textBox1.Text);

//create new element
XmlElement npublication = doc.CreateElement(label2.Text);
npublication.InnerText = textBox2.Text;
newbook.AppendChild(npublication);

XmlNode xn = doc.DocumentElement;
xn.AppendChild(newbook);

i get this message "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

please help me out