Hi Francois,

I'm sorry, but I don't use xml very much, and I have never used it for Excel. For Excel I always use automation which gives me total control.

>Hi Tore,
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>>Check CursortoXML in Help.
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>I am looking for some nifty pure VFP string-handling xml-output routine that would fit really Excel properly...But sure I can certainly ready to use cursortoXML.
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>Do you really mean that will output an xml output that can be used as a decent XML-based XLS substitute from XML-based office tools? I was certainly not aware of this.
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>Regards