But you are showing how to show data from tha file. I need to show an xml string. Sorry if I am asking a stupid question.

>>If I have an xml string can bind DataGrid or any other tabular control to it?
>>Converting a string into a file first is not an option.
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>>Thanks
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>Will this help?
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>Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E as EventArgs)
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>' Response.write("XML Example")
>    Dim xmlFilename As String
>    xmlFilename= "C:\Data\atoms.xml"
>    Dim newDataSet As New DataSet
>    newDataSet.ReadXML(xmlFilename)
>    DataGrid1.DataSource = newDataSet
>    DataGrid1.DataBind()
>End Sub
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