>Maybe they didn't know about that when they first built it and it remained like that.<

Yeah, could be ... hopefully now they will correctly return XML in any other WebServices they might develop.

~~Bonnie


>>Good for you ...they actually listened to your suggestion and changed their WebService to return DataSet.WriteXML() instead of the DataSet?!? See, it pays to gripe about things sometimes, doesn't it? <g>
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>Well, I think they added a new method. IAC, it now works for me. But, I explained them that doing it like they used to, assuming they kept the old method, makes it less usable for non .Net environments. Passing a DataSet goes against the standard of receiving a proper XML. Maybe they didn't know about that when they first built it and it remained like that.