OK, Cathi ... thanks. I tried looking at this, but still can't find what I need. How do I use WriteXML to get an XML string? I don't want it to write to a file, I just need it to do similarly to what I was doing with GetXML(). IOW, something like:

string MyXML = ds.WriteXML( ... what parms? ...);

~~Bonnie


>Calling GetXml yields the same results as calling WriteXml and
>specifying an XmlWriteMode of IgnoreSchema. This means that only the
>current values of the data are provided. To get more complete
>information, including deleted rows, you need to specify an
>XmlWriteMode of DiffGram. This is not possible when calling
>GetXml--only when calling WriteXml.
>
>
>>Hey gang,
>>
>>Here's another stumper for y'all:
>>
>>I've deleted a row in a table. Looking at ds.Tables[0].Rows[0].RowState, I can see that the row is marked Deleted. OK, then I get the changed rows with ds2 = ds.GetChanges() and can see that ds2 *does* have a table which in fact *does* contain one row and that ds2.Table[0].Rows[0].RowState is marked as Deleted.
>>
>>OK so far, but now try getting that into an XML string. MyXML = ds2.GetXML(). Should work, right? It doesn't. MyXML is < MyDataSet / > ... IOW, it's empty.
>>
>>How the heck can I get my deleted records into the XML string??? Or is this a bug?? Any ideas??
>>
>>TIA,
>>~~Bonnie