Thanks Michel, big help.

regards,
ryan

>>thanks for reply, yes i want to generate the filename dynamically.
>>
>>Dim Lc_mod as string
>>Dim Lc_doc as String
>>Dim Lc_date as String
>>
>>Lc_mod = "GRP"
>>Lc_doc = .textbox1.text
>>Lc_dte = date()
>>
>>Lc_xmlfile = ?
>>
>>then how can i create the filename like this "GRP_2_061208.xml" and saving it as xml file like this --
>>
>>result.Save("GRP_2_061208.xml")
>>
>>or
>>
>>result.Save(&Lc_xmlfile)
>
>Add a declaration for the file name and for a date value:
>
>

>Dim lcFileName As String = ""
>Dim ldDate As Date = Date.Now
>

>
>Populate the value:
>
>

>lcFileName = Lc_mod + "_" + Trim(.textbox1.text) + "_" + ldDate.Day.ToString.PadLeft(2 , "0") + _
> ldDate.Month.ToString.PadLeft(2 , "0") + "_" + ldDate.Year.ToString + ".xml"
>

>
>Save the file:
>
>

>result.Save(lcFileName)
>