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I have a application that has some complex scheduling configurations. &nbsp;I have worked with XML in PHP but not in VB.Net. &nbsp;I have read about using serialization and working through LINQ. &nbsp;<br />
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As I see it each schedule option will form an element and several elements and element types will form the document. &nbsp;Which technology is best for this when working with VB 2010. &nbsp;Or is there &nbsp;there an option I have not considered.<br />
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Any good guide literature would be most welcome too.
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I have a application that has some complex scheduling configurations.  I have worked with XML in PHP but not in VB.Net.  I have read about using serialization and working through LINQ.  

As I see it each schedule option will form an element and several elements and element types will form the document.  Which technology is best for this when working with VB 2010.  Or is there  there an option I have not considered.

Any good guide literature would be most welcome too.

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