>>>HI
>>>
>>>I'm creating a file using FCREATE etc .
>>>
>>>The files contents are some XML
>>>
>>>The recipient wants it in UTF-8 format.
>>>
>>>how do I ensure that the file I create is in that format .
>>>
>>>Nick
>>
>>
>>Why with FCREATE?
>>Why not with CURSORTOXML() there is a flag that is used for UTF-8 encoding.
>
>At the moment the information is not in a cursor with the correct names to produce the xml .
>I guess I could add an extra step to create a cursor with the names I need then populate it and then output it to XML.

There is no need of this, but HOW you create that XML?