The WriteXml method has the advantage of setting the XmlWriteMode enumeration but in this case the default IgnoreSchema enumeration is used which is what the GetXml method uses. The end result is the same.

>>You need to create a StringWriter then use the ToString method avaiable on all .NET objects.
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>Hi, Cathi.
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>Is there any advantage using the StringWriter approach over the GetXML() method of the DataSet class?