# File daybook/mycgi/daybook/base/daybook_mod.rb, line 97
  def m_read_xml(path_xml)
    doc = Document.new()
    doc << XMLDecl.new(version="1.0", encoding="UTF-8" )
    doc.add_text("\n")
   
    sourcedoc = Document.new(File.new( path_xml ))
    docroot = sourcedoc.root
    doc.add_element(docroot)
     
    return  doc

  end