The problem you have there is lack of a root node. Not to serious though.

To get exactly what you want, have a look at EXPLICIT. You can do it with that.

There is an example in BOL which does that useing Pubs DB. That is what I used and hacked it apart.

Another solution for you could be using attributes. Not sure if the required document is cast in stone yet.

Just remove the , Elements and you'll have

<ROOT>

<Client ClientID="1" FirstName="Crispin"/>

<Client ClientID="2" FirstName="Crispin2"/>

</ROOT>

Is this what you are after.

Cheers,

Crispin