This concept exists in VFP, for example CursorToXml() Serialize a cursor into an XML string, and XMLToCursor Desirialize an XML String back into a cursor.

HTH.

>I've seen many rferences recently to 'Serilaization' in Dot Net and have never come across this concept in VFP.
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>Anybody care to give an explanation of whet Serialization is and a few examples of how it can be used ?
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>Regards,
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>Gerard