>>Hi,
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>>Can you see what is wrong with the following SQL Select that outputs into XML? The error I get (in the calling routine) that the XML has multiple root element. Another thing is that in the SQL Server query window the first name (USER_NAME) is shown in a different color (looks like purple).
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>>SELECT USER_NAME "USER_NAME", USER_EMAIL "USER_EMAIL", USER_CC "USER_CC",
>>USER_PHONE "USER_PHONE", USER_BLDG "USER_BLDG", USER_FLOOR "USER_FLOOR",
>>USER_ROOM "USER_ROOM" FROM USERINFO WHERE COOKIE_ID = @CookieId FOR XML PATH ('')
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>>TIA.
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>USER_NAME is a function in SQL Server. Now, do you have a field making each row unique? If not, XML PATH is getting confused.
The table has a PK field which makes each row/field unique. Do I understand correctly that the fact that one of the columns in the table has the same name as a function in SQL Server causes the error with "multiple root elements" ?
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