CODE EXAMPLE FOR SQL

convert sql query to xml format

-- Use FOR XML PATH('Customer')

SELECT 
   CustomerID as "@CustomerID",
   CompanyName,
   Address as "address/street",
   City as "address/city",
   Region as "address/region",
   PostalCode as "address/zip",
   Country as "address/country",
   ContactName as "contact/name",
   ContactTitle as "contact/title",
   Phone as "contact/phone", 
   Fax as "contact/fax"
FROM Customers
FOR XML PATH('Customer')

-- will result in

  <Customer CustomerID="ALFKI">
    <CompanyName>Alfreds Futterkiste</CompanyName>
    <address>
      <street>Obere Str. 57</street>
      <city>Berlin</city>
      <zip>12209</zip>
      <country>Germany</country>
    </address>
    <contact>
      <name>Maria Anders</name>
      <title>Sales Representative</title>
      <phone>030-0074321</phone>
      <fax>030-0076545</fax>
    </contact>
  </Customer>