Hi Arto.

>I have two directories, one containing XML files like below then I have another directory (SCHEMA) with XSD files (categoryType.xsd, driverStatisticsType.xsd, eventType.xsd, horseStatisticsType.xsd, horseType.xsd, raceFields.xsd, raceType.xsd, result.xsd, startType.xsd). What are XSD files and what do I do with XSD files and VFP and why do I have so many XSD files? (I included result.xsd here)?

An XSD file is kind of like the header in a DBF file: it specifies the structure for the data, such as which elements and attributes are expected and what their data types are. Not sure why there are so many XSD files; perhaps this system supports multiple XML files so there's an XSD for each one.

As far as reading the XML into VFP, you could try using the XMLAdapter class. See the VFP help file or Google "xmladapter vfp" for information. It can't handle all types of XML, so you'll have to experiment.

Doug