Here is another way (not as elegant as Martin's solution),

/*[local-name() =3D 'ItemInformation']/*[local-name() =3D 'ItemDetails']/*
[local-name() =3D 'Title']

Though this will cause a problem, if there are elements with same
local name but different namespace URIs. But it seems this could work
for you.

Writing like this

//*[local-name() =3D 'Title']

could have been easily acceptable, but writing local-name() function
at every step is certainly inelegant. you can use what I wrote if you
want ...

On Dec 6, 8:05=A0pm, Bubba <bu...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
> I have been given a file in the following format:
>
> <ItemInformation xmlns=3D"http://tempuri.org/ItemInfo.xsd">
> =A0 =A0<ItemDetails>
> =A0 =A0 =A0<Title>This is the item title</Title>
> =A0 =A0 =A0<State>This is the item state</State>
> =A0 =A0 =A0<ItemCost ... />
> =A0 =A0 =A0<ItemCost ... />
> =A0 =A0 =A0<ReOrder>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 <MinLevel>25000</MinLevel>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 <MaxLevel ... />
> =A0 =A0 =A0</ReOrder>
> =A0 =A0</ItemDetails>
> </ItemInformation>
>
> The ItemInfo.xsd file does not exist. But how do I extract the Title
> element using XPath from this file? I've tried all manner of syntax but
> never get any results, can anyone help here please.