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rv,

I am working on a problem similar to yours (uploading xml files from Excel) and am struggling with it myself.

I think that the password/userid value pair may require encryption on the server side, so you could not send the value pair as plain text, but I may be wrong about this. Maybe you could contact the Source, and they could help you with this.

Drew,

Thanks for the suggetion on the function to use. I have to admit that I am a little bit (quite a bit) fussy on web technologies with VB 6.0. I did read quite a litle bit about OO theory in 6.0 and a little about ASP but abandoned it in favor of .NET. (I didn’t want to learn them both). Probably if I had the necessary experience in 6.0 I would not have so much struggle on the client side.

I think I am going to do a little more research in to XML technologies and the XML parser before branching out into alternative solutions. I am slightly overwhelmed by all the technologies and alternative ways of delivering my product (in the end that’s what it is about) so I think I will just focus on XML and the Client parser for now.
Thanks

Thanks again

cw,

Thanks for your helpful suggestions. I will search for any upgrades to IE and visit the demo site as you suggest.

I have came across some textbook material on consuming web services and using the XML parser. I believe some of my problem may lie in the xml documents referenced schema, but am going to do further research and reading on the XML technology theory before testing anymore code.

I do not really have a formal background with programming per se, as my background is chiefly that of a CPA and financial analyst. But I partnered with several techno wizards on several occasions (regrettably it didn’t work out) and ended up deciding to write the program myself. I have spent the last year studying the .NET technologies and am doing the code myself. I spent over 2 years developing the business rules (which are complete and only require an XML input file to deliver), have 85% of the UI developed, am am now working on the application plumbing.

I feel that “Excel” will be the business browser of the future. A lot of financial analytical funtionality and data will be available via “web services”, etc, and I see the future as putting this info in the end-user’s hand so the may massage, manipulate, and analyze it they require. A tool like EXCEL seems to pack the power that IE and HTML lack.

Thanks again