>Just really digging into designing my own XML file. And I have a question.
>
>I have a section that list the fields in a table. Is using the field name as the element name OK as in this example:
>
>

><?xml version="1.0"?>
><DataFiles>
>  <DataFile Source="" FileType="DBF" FileName="run.dbf">
>    <Fields>
>      <NM />
>      <DEPT />
>      <CO />
>      <AD />
>      <CTY />
>      <ST />
>      <ZIP />
>    </Fields>
>  </DataFile>
></DataFiles>
>

>Or should I do
>

>  <Field Name="NM" />
>

I don't see anything wrong with using the field names as element names. The alternative method using attributes makes the XML larger and I can't see any real benefit.

Just my 2c's
Viv