Hi,

Test these steps:

- Create a new XML file using the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<companies>
    <company>
        <companyName>A</companyName>
    </company>
    <company>
        <companyName>B</companyName>
    </company>
</companies>

- Save this as: CompanyList.XML
- Create a new, blank InfoPath form
- From the Tools menu choose Data Connections
- Click Add
- Select Receive Data and click Next
- Select XML Document and click Next
- Click the Browse button, select CompanyList.XML and click Next
- Click Finish
- When prompted about adding the file choose No
- Click Close on the Data Connections window
- Add a drop-down list to the form
- Right-click on the drop-down list and choose Properties
- From the List Box entries section choose the option "Look up values in a
data connection..."
- From the Data Connection box choose Company List
- Click the Select XPath button next to Entries, highlight Company and
click OK
- Click OK to get back to your form
- Save and close the XSN
- Double-click this file to open a new form, click on the drop-down list
and you should see 2 companies: A & B
- Close this form
- Open the XML file with Notepad (or an XML editor of your choice)
- Add a new "company" element as follows:

    <company>
        <companyName>C</companyName>
    </company>

- The XML file should now appear as:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<companies>
    <company>
        <companyName>A</companyName>
    </company>
    <company>
        <companyName>B</companyName>
    </company>
    <company>
        <companyName>C</companyName>
    </company>
</companies>

- Save and close the file
- Double-click this file to open a new form, click on the drop-down list
and you should now see 3 companies: A, B & C

Does this work for you?

Scott L. Heim
Microsoft Developer Support

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