VFP doesn't allow '.' (dot) in a field name. Either make sure that field names adhere to the VFP requirements or parse XML manualy using XMLDOM.

>I need help in using the xmltocursor() function.
>When i import XML data, if one of the fields from the XML file has a dot (.) in it's name, that field will not be correctly imported.
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>Example:
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>The following is an example of two lines from the XML file:
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><item Codigo=“117762“ Descricao=“BANANAS IMPORTADAS“ Preco=“1.05“ U.M.= “KG“
Fam_Pai=“001“ Familia=“001001“ IVA=“5“ Data_Inicio=“2002/09/10“ Data_Validade=“ “ 
Moeda=“EUR“ Al_NAl_Tab_Taras=“6“ />
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><item Codigo=“117768“ Descricao=“ANANAZ MADEIRA“ Preco=“1.12“ U.M.= “KG“ 
Fam_Pai=“001“ Familia=“001001“ IVA=“5“ Data_Inicio=“2002/09/10“ Data_Validade=“ “ 
Moeda=“EUR“ Al_NAl_Tab_Taras=“6“ />

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>Look at the field "U.M." and to what happens when i use xmltocursor() to create the cursor "Cursor1":
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>CODIGO	DESCRICAO	        PRECO	U	FAM_PAI
>117762	BANANAS IMPORTADAS	1.05		1
>117768	ANANAZ MADEIRA	        1.12		1
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>The code i used was:
>X = XMLTOCURSOR(m.caminho, "Cursor1", 1536)

>Where "m.caminho" it's a string with the name and location of the XML file.
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>As you see the field "U.M." has disappeared from the cursor and became the field "U" with no data.
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>Thank you,
>
>Joaquim