>Markus,
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>>my first idea was to set loXmlAdapter.Tables[1].Fields[n].XMLName, but this property is read only...
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>Yes, the XMLName created by AddCursorSchema is actually used as the name of the item in the fields collection, so it cannot be changed unless you first get a reference to it and then remove it from the collection. Then you can change the XMLName to any name you want in the XML document and also set the case as needed to match the schema -- using STRCONV to set the value as a UNICODE string.
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>My Message#1090767 explains how to do this.
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>JOHN: The XMLSchemaLocation setting is not used to determine tag names for the XML you are creating in ToXML. Rather, the XMLSchemaLocation property tells XMLAdapter whether to create a schema for you when the XML file is being created.
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>Therefore, you probably want to set XMLSchemaLocation = "" to avoid having XMLAdapter create an XSD schema for you, since you already have the schema file. If you put an XSD filename in that property, it will create the file, or "1" in the property will force an inline schema right in the XML being created.
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>If, however, you want the XML Document to contain a reference to your external XSD file in its header info (so that any XML Parser reading the XML will automatically find the XSD), you can set the name of the XSD file in the ToXML() second parameter (cSchemaLocation). Otherwise, omit that param or set it to empty string and there will be no reference to the XSD added to the XML.

David,
thanks for the very useful info. I sounds like you really know this area. Since I am just getting started on actually using XML this all kinda melts my brain. I will set aside a day next week to devote to this so don't be surprised to hear from me again.