Dorris,

(1) I have added 3 lines at the bottom - so that it can be loaded
(2) I have changed utf-16 into utf-8 (utf-16 = two bytes per char which does not work well for cut and paste I believe)

(3) this is a schema. Do you have to generate an xml file that matches that schema ?
If yes - try the xmladapter (which has its limits) (forget xmltocursor)

(4) Also useful is to download xml notepad from microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=72d6aa49-787d-4118-ba5f-4f30fe913628&displaylang=en

(5) Yes, it's a bit of another world you have to get used to

(6) Post any questions you have - take it one step at a time

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003" xmlns:c="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" 

xmlns="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CMBHSAdultUniformAssessment" 

targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CMBHSAdultUniformAssessment" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:import schemaLocation="CareDecodeTables.xsd" namespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <c:references xmlns:c="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables">
        <c:reference targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
      </c:references>
      <b:references>
        <b:reference targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
      </b:references>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType name="AdultUniformAssessment">
    <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="COMP">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>
            Component Code.  Must equal your component code
          </xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
        <xs:simpleType>
          <xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
        </xs:simpleType>
      </xs:element>
      <xs:element minOccurs="1" default="1" name="REC_TYPE">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>
            Record Type. Transaction data record Must equal '1'
          </xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
        <xs:simpleType>
          <xs:restriction base="xs:int">
            <xs:pattern value="[1]" />
          </xs:restriction>
        </xs:simpleType>
      </xs:element>
      <xs:element minOccurs="1" default="28" name="TRANS">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>
            Transaction Code. Batch data transaction Must equal '28'
          </xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
        <xs:simpleType>
          <xs:restriction base="xs:int">
            <xs:pattern value="[2][8]" />
          </xs:restriction>
        </xs:simpleType>
      </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
   </xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>

>Hello all
>
>Stepping off into the wonderful world of XML for an EDI project and I admit - it's a BIG brick wall that I have to get over to get to that green and happy land and I'm having problems finding the footholes to even begin the climb.
>
>Below is an example of what I'm dealing with. I'm trying to start with the simplest stuff - xmltocursor - but I'm either ending up with 2 fields "Complextype" and "Restriction" or it's horking (as on the example below) on the "c:references" tag
>
>Any help would be appreciated, examples would be good - I do well with the "Monkey see, Monkey do 'til Monkey understand" thing
>
>
>

><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
><xs:schema xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003" xmlns:c="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" xmlns="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CMBHSAdultUniformAssessment" targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CMBHSAdultUniformAssessment" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
>  <xs:import schemaLocation="CareDecodeTables.xsd" namespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
>  <xs:annotation>
>    <xs:appinfo>
>      <c:references xmlns:c="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables">
>        <c:reference targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
>      </c:references>
>      <b:references>
>        <b:reference targetNamespace="http://CMBHSSchemas.MHCenter.CareDecodeTables" />
>      </b:references>
>    </xs:appinfo>
>  </xs:annotation>
>  <xs:complexType name="AdultUniformAssessment">
>    <xs:sequence>
>      <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="COMP">
>        <xs:annotation>
>          <xs:documentation>
>            Component Code.  Must equal your component code
>          </xs:documentation>
>        </xs:annotation>
>        <xs:simpleType>
>          <xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
>        </xs:simpleType>
>      </xs:element>
>      <xs:element minOccurs="1" default="1" name="REC_TYPE">
>        <xs:annotation>
>          <xs:documentation>
>            Record Type. Transaction data record Must equal '1'
>          </xs:documentation>
>        </xs:annotation>
>        <xs:simpleType>
>          <xs:restriction base="xs:int">
>            <xs:pattern value="[1]" />
>          </xs:restriction>
>        </xs:simpleType>
>      </xs:element>
>      <xs:element minOccurs="1" default="28" name="TRANS">
>        <xs:annotation>
>          <xs:documentation>
>            Transaction Code. Batch data transaction Must equal '28'
>          </xs:documentation>
>        </xs:annotation>
>        <xs:simpleType>
>          <xs:restriction base="xs:int">
>            <xs:pattern value="[2][8]" />
>          </xs:restriction>
>        </xs:simpleType>
>      </xs:element>
>