The XLM files are land survey files.

Sample XML files can be downloaded from...
http://www.landxml.org/LandXMLSamplesDemos.aspx

Access has an IMPORT XML routine, but it does not
use the XSD listed in the XML file.  The Access tables
always get truncated, and aborts importing.

I have to figure out the VB code for a module, using MSXLM to...
(1) read the XLM files into tables
(2) allow the user to add/edit survey points and lines, cross sections, 
map symbols and etc. from various other survey formats.
(3) write back the revisons/updates to the XML format.

I can't do #2, and figure if I can understand how to do #1
then #3 would be just and update of the XML document.
I wrote several parsers in VB, but the nodes and elements
are so complex, I can't perdict all the cases, and an error
eventually comes up when optional items are omitted or
when a node is not programmed.











-- 
hgeron


"Gadrin@g..." wrote:

> what format are the XML files in ?  are they ADO persisted recordsets ?
> 
> 
> or something else ?
> 
> you might be better served by hitting the Microsoft Website and
> searching there for the format you're using.
> 
> I've seen a detailed article on ADO's persisted recordsets and how
> they're put together.
> I've only have Access 2002 so I haven't looked at any other XML formats
> for Access.
> 
> Gadrin
> 
> 
> hgeron wrote:
> > I am new to XML, but have used Access and VB for a long time.
> > I thought if I read the MSXML documentation I could figure
> > out how to get the data from the XML, but the more I read
> > the worse it gets.  The XML files are very complex.
> >
> > Can someone provide an example that loads an XML file
> > into the DOM and walks thru the nodes, elements, and attributes
> > in VB that works with Access Modules, Subs, functions etc?
> > 
> > A sample or a URL to help will be appreciated.
> > 
> > -- 
> > hgeron
> 
>