mvar1="c:\ralXML.xml"

XMLTOCURSOR(mvar1,mvar1,512)

is that correct ?

this gives me error

msxml3.dll the system cannot find the object specified

Now i know that the example xml stuff from the help file all works as i have run it..

namely....

CLEAR
CLOSE DATABASES ALL
USE HOME()+'samples\data\customer'
CURSORTOXML('customer','lcXML',1,48,5,"","","")
* XMLTOCURSOR() inserts incorrect characters in the resulting cursor.
XMLTOCURSOR(lcXML,"curCustomerList",4)
* Use STRCONV() in XMLTOCURSOR() to convert to DBCS data correctly.
XMLTOCURSOR(STRCONV(lcXML,11),"curCustomerList",4)
BROWSE
RETURN