Thanks for that. reading about SQL server and XML , they make it sound like it was designed for XML

I must be missing something when i thought it would be...

Yes, however i think i got it wrong, as it imported the XSD to a single column in SQL , i thought it might create all the fields. Maybe im...

right im being totally thick here. I dont want to "open" up an sql services to the internet

i have had servers totally ruined by people hacking into sql services when...

Thanks for your reply, however iam new to this

The servers sit on the internet in their own little world. They dont talk to each other.

and dont think they can be...