add root node to xmltextwriter

[Martin]

Hi,

I am retriving data from sql server using the xml raw clause and an
xmltextwriter.

this is working out fine except the xml raw clause does not put a root node
on the xml that is returned from sql server and subsequently an xmldocument
can't be created from the xmltextwriter as there is no root element.

however if the xml raw query returns only a single row then there is a root
element and everything works just fine.

my question is how do I attach a root element to an xmltextwriter when it
does not contain one??

many thanks in advance.

cheers

martin.

SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(
"server=.;uid=p ubsUser;passwor d=pubsUser;data base=pubs");

SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(
"select top 1 * from authors for xml raw", //<==== does not work
when "top 1" is removed as there is no root node
conn);

conn.Open();

XmlTextReader rdr;
rdr = (XmlTextReader) cmd.ExecuteXmlR eader();
XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
xml.Load(rdr); <============== ========will fail if there is not a root
node...
xml.Save(Consol e.Out);