Hi melody,
Ok, this doesn't sound like it needs anything to do with XML at this point.
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a very cool medium for storing and
transmitting data of virtually any kind, as it is, by definition,
eXtensible. Because it is fully text-based, XML is
corss-platform-compatible. Because it has a strict but fairly simple set of
rules, it can be interpreted by any client. Because of derived technologies
like XSL (Exstensible Style Language), it can be transformed into any other
compatible data format. Just so you know.
But in this case, you're taking user input from an HTML form, and passing
that to a stored procedure in a database. For this, all you need is a set of
data classes and some elbow grease.
For this, you may want to use some of the tools which Microsoft has made
freely available through their "Patterns and Practices" web site. This
includes various class libraries that provide support for common database
operations, and can even be specified by the .Net arena you're working in,
in this case, ASP.Net. See:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/apptype/webapps/
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull
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there is no placebo.
