>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) 

>Hope this helps

>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

I tried that
I event tried this:

  XMLTOCURSOR('c:\installdir\redemptions\myDeptxml.xml','Deparments',512)

That doesn't work either. What am I doing wrong.
any ideas