I read somewhere that
1) it takes time to convert to XML and back. Twice as slow on server & 5 time slower on Client.
2) Each and every field is tagged in XML and if the data is more than a few records the XML file is quite bloated compared to a .DBF using File2Str()
3) converting numeric fields is also slow. binary data can't be handled (this i might not use).

>Why not convert to XML using CURSORTOXML() and XMLTOCURSOR()? It's more standard and more easily used by other applications and platforms.

>>I meant convert .DBF to string and back using File2str(). I hope it can be done???