>>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
That's what I was thinking, thanks!