> I'm not clear what you mean by "write to an XML file" in this context.
> Do you mean "make the user's browser write an XML file to their hard disk"?

I mean write to a specific XML file on a shared area of our intranet.

> Is this a case of you wanting to find this out just out of curiosity,
> or are you tasked with a work item to do this but your employer is
> unable to provide you with the server access needed to do the job?

LOL I presume you haven't worked for the public sector. I could spend
the rest of the week giving you reasons why its near impossible to get
anything done. As I mentioned in my post we are getting a new CMS, I
will ask again whether or not they have chosen a product which matches
the recommended govt. guidelines, but its very hard to get a response
from the IT people.

This is not public data. This is various low level internal information
such as petty cash claims, team tasks, department information. I can
export XML data pretty easily from the various existing systems and
report in any format I like. The write side will just open up many
other opportunities. If anything I am wanting to "futureproof" my
system and ensure maximum interoperability.