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SQL query with simple XML Name and Value

Hi,

I am using SQL server 2005 and I need to produce some XML from a SQL database in the format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<Wallboard_Doc>
   <Values>
      <Value>
         <Name>New Members Today</Name>
         <Value>2</Value>
      </Value>
      <Value>
         <Name>Current Members</Name>
         <Value>12522</Value>
      </Value>
   </Values>
</Wallboard_Doc>

I also need the Wallboard_doc tags
Can someone help with this?
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XML is case sensitive
Try posting a script to load some tables with sample data and a query that outputs the desired result, we can then "translate" that to the required Xml.

>>I also need the Wallboard_doc tags <<
Care to elaborate?
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Thanks for your responses, apologies just not got around to reveiwing them yet. Will be back soon
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Hi all

we are trying to extract the information from SQL into a specific format for a wall board software (OAK).  We are trying to publish soem membership stats.

 The XML feed requires the following structure

<Wallboard_Doc>
<Values>
<Value>
<Name>Members</Name>
<Value>39685</Value>
</Value>
</Values>
</Wallboard_Doc>

The Name = name to be displayed n wall board
Value = value to be displayed  which is being derived from the SQL server.

the svery simple script currently being played with is as -

select  Count (MEP_STATUS) as 'Value'
from Member_period
WHERE mep_status BETWEEN '10-Renewal Created' and '22-Current'
for xml PATH('Values'),
ROOT('Wallboard_Doc')
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This produces one value which we intended to output and refresh. The question is how to insert the nodes and the root node.

Any assistance will be greatly received
What I meant by "posting a script to load some tables with sample data and a query that outputs the desired result" was a CREATE TABLE statement, plus a series of INSERT statements to add the data and finally (if not obvious) a query that outputs the data.
I am afraid I do not have time to do this based on your Xml data.
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The link I provided gave the solution with the correct syntax (later confirmed by the authors own "solution").
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The code in the last comment by me solved the problem