Helvetica28L;56L;84L;112L;140L;168L;196L;224L;252L;280L;308L;336L; I want to define an element called "Properties" so that it can have any attributes and any elements. I thought this was a pretty simple thing, but am having zero luck. Yes I read the primer. Maybe I have just been staring at this stuff too long. :-) Maybe I am just missing something obvious? Any clues? Geneva28L;56L;84L;112L;140L;168L;196L;224L;252L;280L;308L;336L;------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Burns email: 0000,0000,FFFFMichael.Burns@sas.com Principal Systems Developer home: 0000,0000,FFFFmburns@bga.com Metadata Integration Technology voice: (512)258-5171x3264 SAS Institute, Inc. fax: (512)258-3906 11920 Wilson Parke Ave. www: 0000,0000,FFFFhttp://www.realtime.net/~mburns Austin, TX 78726-4052 sww: 0000,0000,FFFFhttp://sww.sas.com/~sasmkb "choose for yourselves today whom you will serve;... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15