hello gentlemen if i use the below code in model( I want this code to be in model only not in views) xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new( :target => $stdout, :indent => 2 ) xml.instruct! :xml, :version => "1.1", :encoding => "UTF-8" xml.avails { xml.dump("hai") xml.dump1("hello") } how can i retrieve this code & feed this code into xml file (say "demo.xml") plz explain with example advance thx Have a pleasant day narayana -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.