Susan The GML is not well formed. For example in ..15284.gml instead of valid XML bracketing for the LinearRing there is a "<" character: <gml:PolygonPatch><gml:LinearRing... The same is true for ..15237. The file ...15236 has un-escaped ampersand characters in it. Regards Dear Bruce, Thank you for your comment, but it doesn't actually tell me anything about why this is happening. Creating gmls with ArcGIS 9.3 worked perfectly. The problem has only occurred since we migrated to ArcGIS 10 recently. Our Permit Assessors create the shape for a permit area in our Reef Permits System. On their screen this is correctly drawn in the correct position. This action generates a gml , which is sent to me to draw and check the area before it is finally added into the permit system database. Using the Interoperability Extension I import the data into ArcGIS10 and it comes up with 2 messages, the first when it is added to a map, tells me that the file has no spatial reference, I click OK and when it is then added to the map it has no geometry. I understand from the conversations that I am having with my support person Keera, from ESRI Support, that you can find all the details of what is happening to us through your system as "ESRI Incident #951214". I understand that the status of this bug is 'New' and the severity is 'Low" and to escalate the bug you need a business justification from us. I would appreciate your feedback about how many other users are finding the same problem and your ideas on how to proceed next to get it fixed. Thank you, Kind regards, Susan
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