And to further complicate the matter, even when I get a good xml file, I cannot get the xmladapter class to properly load it. It shows a tabklecount of 0, although the xml file looks fine. A sample XML file with data removed :

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<XYZFormData>
	<Registration>
		<General>
			<tablename>jos_chronoforms_Donate</tablename>
			<recordtime>2008-09-12 - 18:20:38</recordtime>
			<notes></notes>
		</General>
		<Personal>
			<name></name>
			<username></username>
			<Address>
				<address1></address1>
				<address2></address2>
				<city></city>
				<state></state>
				<zip></zip>
			</Address>
			<phone1></phone1>
			<phone2></phone2>
			<email></email>
		</Personal>
		<Financial>
			<ccname>Fred Flinstone</ccname>
			<CI_Address>
				<CI_BILLADDR1></CI_BILLADDR1>
				<CI_BILLADDR2></CI_BILLADDR2>
				<CI_BILLCITY></CI_BILLCITY>
				<CI_BILLSTATE> </CI_BILLSTATE>
				<CI_BILLZIP></CI_BILLZIP>
			</CI_Address>
			<CI_PHONE></CI_PHONE>
			<CI_EMAIL></CI_EMAIL>
			<AMOUNT></AMOUNT>
		</Financial>
		<Attendees>
			<attendee_1_first_name></attendee_1_first_name>
			<attendee_1_last_name></attendee_1_last_name>
			<attendee_1_email_address></attendee_1_email_address>
			<attendee_1_cell_phone></attendee_1_cell_phone>
			<attendee_1_gender></attendee_1_gender>
			<attendee_1_birth_date_month></attendee_1_birth_date_month>
			<attendee_1_birth_date_day></attendee_1_birth_date_day>
			<attendee_1_birth_date_year></attendee_1_birth_date_year>
			<attendee_1_age></attendee_1_age>
			<attendee_1_affiliation></attendee_1_affiliation>
			<attendee_1_firsttime></attendee_1_firsttime>
			<attendee_1_hearabout></attendee_1_hearabout>
			<attendee_1_otherevents></attendee_1_otherevents>
			<attendee_1_normallyattend></attendee_1_normallyattend>
			<attendee_2_first_name></attendee_2_first_name>
			<attendee_2_last_name></attendee_2_last_name>
			<attendee_2_email_address></attendee_2_email_address>
			<attendee_2_cell_phone></attendee_2_cell_phone>
			<attendee_2_gender></attendee_2_gender>
			<attendee_2_birth_date_month></attendee_2_birth_date_month>
			<attendee_2_birth_date_day></attendee_2_birth_date_day>
			<attendee_2_birth_date_year></attendee_2_birth_date_year>
			<attendee_2_age></attendee_2_age>
			<attendee_2_affiliation></attendee_2_affiliation>
			<attendee_2_firsttime></attendee_2_firsttime>
			<attendee_2_hearabout></attendee_2_hearabout>
			<attendee_2_otherevents></attendee_2_otherevents>
			<attendee_2_normallyattend></attendee_2_normallyattend>
		</Attendees>
	</Registration>
	<Registration>
		<General>
			<tablename>jos_chronoforms_Donate</tablename>
			<recordtime>2008-09-14 - 21:46:32</recordtime>
			<notes></notes>
		</General>
		<Personal>
			<name></name>
         . . . . . . . .
         . . . . . . . . 
			<attendee_2_firsttime></attendee_10_firsttime>
			<attendee_2_hearabout></attendee_10_hearabout>
			<attendee_2_otherevents></attendee_10_otherevents>
			<attendee_2_normallyattend></attendee_10_normallyattend>
		</Attendees>
	</Registration>
</XYZFormData>

I so resent MS forcing the crazy technology of the year on us. I have never found a use for XML in any shape, but this project did not originate with me.