I would not do it this way. If I was to do it I would use the serialization library in boost. It will be a standard some day and you will be ahead of the curve. Not to mention it is no work at all to serialize and de-serialize using that library. Ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler Littlefield Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:53 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: serialization question with xml Hello all, I decided to look at the idea of serialization with xml, and had a quick question. I had origenally planned to set up a list of properties like: <player> <name>tyler</name> etc Is there a better way to do this? Thanks, __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind