Hi,

is correct XML file?

in some cases the tags were not closed: <Node... /> or <Node...> </ Node> ...

DECLARE @idoc int

DECLARE @doc xml

SET @doc ='<Root>

<Node FirstName="Andrew" LastName="Fuller" Email="afuller@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9898" Position="CEO" Branch="TopManagement" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Jeremy" LastName="Boather" Email="jboather@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9888" Position="President QA" Branch="QA" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Anne" LastName="Dodsworth" Email="adodsworth@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9887" Position="VP QA" Branch="QA" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Alexander" LastName="Tuckings" Email="atuckings@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9886" Position="Team Lead Team1" Branch="QA" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Brenda" LastName="Smith" Email="bsmith@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9885" Position="Senior QA" Branch="QA" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq."/>

<Node FirstName="Mary" LastName="Bird" Email="mbird@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9885" Position="Team Lead Team2" Branch="QA" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq."/>

<Node FirstName="Steven" LastName="Buchanan" Email="sbuchanan@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9897" Position="President Dev Dept." Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Robert" LastName="King" Email="rking@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9896" Position="VP Dev Dept." Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Laura" LastName="Callahan" Email="lcallahan@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9892" Position="Team Lead Team1" Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Jason" LastName="Roland" Email="jroland@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9872" Position="Senior Dev" Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Eric" LastName="Danstin" Email="edanstin@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9882" Position="Team Lead Team2" Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Elizabeth" LastName="Lincoln" Email="elincoln@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9862" Position="Senior Dev" Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

<Node FirstName="Margaret" LastName="Peacock" Email="mpeacock@contoso.com" Phone="(205) 555 - 9852" Position="Senior Dev" Branch="Development" Address="London, 120 Hanover Sq.">

</Node>

</Root>'

EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @idoc OUTPUT, @doc

SELECT *

FROM OPENXML (@idoc,'/Root/Node',1)

WITH (FirstName varchar(110),

LastName varchar(210),

Email varchar(110),

Phone varchar(110),

Position varchar(110),

Branch varchar(110),

Address varchar(110))