I a loading a string using the load method 1) and the same string
using the loadxml method. One loads the string and the other does not.
Without the attribute both load correctly. The string and code snip
are below.

Using VBA - Word - VB 6.3 with the latest msxml.msi 4.0 installed

Thanks for your help.

    stub2 = "<project name=""fubar""><step>stuff</step><finding>looks
good</finding></project>"
    With Application.FileSearch
        .FileName = "BAD RD*.doc"
        .LookIn = "D:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Client
Files\Monthly"
        .Execute
        For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
            'MsgBox .FoundFiles(i)
            'xmldoc.Load (.FoundFiles(i))
            Documents.Open FileName:=.FoundFiles(i),
ConfirmConversions _
                :=False, ReadOnly:=True, AddToRecentFiles:=False,
PasswordDocument:="", _
                PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False,
WritePasswordDocument:="", _
                WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto
            Selection.WholeStory
            stub = Selection.Text
            MsgBox (stub)
            xmldoc.loadXML (stub)
            Call PrintDOM(xmldoc)
            Call xreportHTML(xmldoc)
        Next i
    End With