Not that I am good with XML but...

When you use Macro Substitution a period denotes the end of the substitution.
It also runs a little slower :)

I think you need it to read like this

   XMLTOCURSOR(gcRootPath+'myDeptxml.xml','Departments',512) 

HTH

Ron

>Hello everyone!!!!
>
>I am working on an app that has a routine that calls a search form.
>the form has a grid that uses a controlsource, Departments. We have decide to make this departments table an XML File. It works fine as long as I am in development. When I run the app, it tells me:
>

>XML Parse Error:  The System cannot find the path specified.  Line (0), Position (0). (null)
>

>I have included the xml file in the project, in the directory of the calling program, on the network where the data resides and still get nothing.
>
>this is my code

   ** gcRootPath = 'RootDirectoryOnTheNetwork\'
   XMLTOCURSOR('&gcRootPath.myDeptxml.xml','Departments',512) && this line generates the error
   INDEX ON ALLTRIM(UPPER(cDeptName)) TAG cDeptname	

>
>What am I not doing?
>Thanks in advance