XML можно Например так: HTML: This example uses the XML element to define a simple XML data island that can be embedded directly in an HTML page. <XML ID="oMetaData"> <METADATA> <AUTHOR>John Smith</AUTHOR> <GENERATOR>Visual Notepad</GENERATOR> <PAGETYPE>Reference</PAGETYPE> <ABSTRACT>Specifies a data island</ABSTRACT> </METADATA> </XML> This example uses the readyState property of the xml object to determine whether the XML data island is completely downloaded. if (oMetaData.readyState == "complete") window.alert ("The XML document is ready."); This script example retrieves the text contained within the ABSTRACT field of the data island. var oNode = oMetaData.XMLDocument.selectSingleNode("METADATA/ABSTRACT"); alert(oNode.text); (C)MSDN