Hi

Is it possible to define exactly what format the XML takes when you create it from a Dataset. I have defined a XML schema but the XML I get from the Dataset (which is a strongly typed dataset using my XML schema) doesn't use this schema ie I get the standard element type xml document.

Regards

It sounds like you would like to output attributes instead of elements. If
this is the case then use the DataColumn.ColumnMapping property:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;311937

Use a Transformation and an XSLT file against the XML from WriteXML. You can
then adjust the XML to any schema you desire. As far as automatically doing
it, there is no capability built in to .NET or VS.NET.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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it from a Dataset. I have defined a XML schema but the XML I get from the
Dataset (which is a strongly typed dataset using my XML schema) doesn't use
this schema ie I get the standard element type xml document.
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Maybe if you try "wrapping" the dataset in an XmlDataDocument you get
something closer to what you need...

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Daniel Cazzulino [MVP XML]
Clarius Consulting SA
http://weblogs.asp.net/cazzu
http://aspnet2.com

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it from a Dataset. I have defined a XML schema but the XML I get from the
Dataset (which is a strongly typed dataset using my XML schema) doesn't use
this schema ie I get the standard element type xml document.
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