I keep getting: 'System.Xml.XmlTextWriter' denotes a 'class' which is not valid in the given context
XmlTextWriter xw = XmlTextWriter("tooldescriptor.xml", null); System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer( typeof(ToolDescriptor) ); xs.Serialize(xw, td); Why not? You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.