Dear Terry (D). You wrote: "I'm about to go off and learn what XML is." Well, in that case: XML: Short for Extensible Markup Language, a specification developed by t= he W3C. XML is a pared-down version of SGML, designed especially for Web = documents. (Source: Webopedia.) <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/X/XML.htm> Also, please check out the following XML resources: The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) Tutorial @ W3C. <http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp> ...and the Introduction to XML Document Type Definitions (DTDs). <http://www.w3schools.com/dtd/dtd_intro.asp> HTH as some good places to start. Cheers, Michael Michael E. Granat "Qualified Good Tech Writer Dude" Fellowship of the Ring of Technical Writers, Yeah Baby! T/as Write Ideas E-mail: mailto:writeideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: <http://home.pacific.net.au/~megranat/> Without Prejudice. E&OE. ###################################################################### Attention:=20 The information in this electronic mail is privileged and confidential, intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, copying or use of the information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it immediately from your system and inform us via e-mail : ops@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal=20 ###################################################################### ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************