Yes, precisely. The problem is that at the line...

oXMLAdapter.LoadXML(xdom.xml)

...there isn't any xml to load because the earlier call to...

oRS.Save(xdom,1)

...failed to create it because of the unsafe characters (forward slashes in my case).

>I mean something like this:
>

>xdom = CREATEOBJECT("MSXML.Domdocument")
>oCon = CREATEOBJECT("adodb.connection")
>oCon.ConnectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;server=(local);trusted_connection=yes"
>oCon.open
>oRS = oCon.execute("select * from northwind.dbo.customers")
>oRS.Save(xdom,1)
>oRS.Close
>oCon.Close
>
>LOCAL oXMLAdapter as XMLAdapter
>oXMLAdapter = NEWOBJECT('XMLAdapter')
>oXMLAdapter.LoadXML(xdom.xml)
>oXMLAdapter.Tables.Item(1).ToCursor(,'myCustomers')
>browse
>

Cetin
>
>>Have tried this with every version of MS XML and XMLAdapter won't make a difference in this case because the problem is that the xml member of the DOMDocument never gets populated by the Recordset's save method.
>>
>>>Yet another idea:) XMLAdapter might work with xdom.xml better?
>>>Cetin
>>>
>>>>>Craig,
>>>>>Since you have data to test with, try with another flag excluding 1024 (say 0 or 4 only). Also you can try an alternative:
>>>>>
>>>>>oRS.Save("mytemp.xml",1)
>>>>>xmltocursor("myTemp.xml",'myCursor',512)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>No difference, already had tried the 4 and 0, and as for creating the file on disk it is noticeably slower and same problem. I sure wish that Microsoft had put a method on the recordset or the DOMDocument that would allow for escaping these XML unsafe characters. I'm a little surprised that it's not there to be honest. Since the XML never gets created on the Save method of the recordset there's no way I can see to fix this besides a rather clumsy hack... I hate hacks, but they're better than no solution at all. Perhaps you're right, that a better solution is still out there. I'll keep my fingers crossed and the stars for you in case nothing comes through by later tonight. Thanks again Cetin... if you get any other ideas I'm all ears.
>>>>
>>>>>PS: I never mind about stars:) Keep as is so a better solution might come.
>>>>>Cetin