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increment by column in XML

modify an arbitrary "column" in an xml table by incrementing a an arbitrary placeholder string

Start file
<root>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mail</alpha>
   
<bravo>@@@@@</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>male</alpha>
   
<bravo>@@@@@</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mayel</alpha>
   
<bravo>@@@@@</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mahel</alpha>
   
<bravo>@@@@@</bravo>
 
</row>
</root>
End file
<root>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mail</alpha>
   
<bravo>10000</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>male</alpha>
   
<bravo>10001</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mayel</alpha>
   
<bravo>10002</bravo>
 
</row>
 
<row>
   
<alpha>mahel</alpha>
   
<bravo>10003</bravo>
 
</row>
</root>

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@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 
<root>
   
<row>
     
<alpha>mail</alpha>
-    <bravo>@@@@@</
bravo>
+    <bravo>10000</bravo>
   </
row>
   
<row>
     
<alpha>male</alpha>
-    <bravo>@@@@@</
bravo>
+    <bravo>10001</bravo>
   </
row>
   
<row>
     
<alpha>mayel</alpha>
-    <bravo>@@@@@</
bravo>
+    <bravo>10002</bravo>
   </
row>
   
<row>
     
<alpha>mahel</alpha>
-    <bravo>@@@@@</
bravo>
+    <bravo>10003</bravo>
   </
row>
-</root>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file

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