xml attributes vs. elements

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I have been hearing some debate on xml elements vs attributes. Many manualsguide you down the path of using elements for data transfer. However, Ihave noticed that if using Microsoft's ADO objects the data is being placedin attributes as opposed to elements. I have also seen documentation thatindicates that it is not a good practice to create and xml document thathas elements tied directly to the fields in a database table. Can someoneplease give me any insight on whether or not microsoft is moving to use theattribute due to better performace issues, and why that might be taking place.
 
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