>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 guess it depends on how you want to use it. If you embed it in a Fields collection it's easier to iterate over just those elements (assuming you have other types of "collections" that will be added). If there isn't any other collection in the XML, then that isn't as much of a benefit.