David,
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>You might want to avoid XMLUPDATEGRAM() completely and use XMLAdapter on both sides. Use XMLAdapter.AddTableSchema() to point the adapter to your view cursor, set XMLAdapter.IsDiffGram = .T., then call XMLAdapter.ToXML to create the diffgram.
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>You could then use XMLAdapter.ApplyDiffGram on the other end. I have not tested the above scenario, but it's where I would look if I were in your shoes.
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I will try to use this approach.
>As for why there is not a way built into VFP to apply XMLUPDATEGRAM, I'm guessing that they focused their energies on the more recent DiffGram technology instead of finishing the job they started a long time ago with XMLUPDATEGRAM.
So they (VFPT) are like me, start things and never finish <g>
Thank you very much for your help.
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