What is the easiest approach to exporting a Sharepoint list in xml format?

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Kilhoffer picture Kilhoffer · Nov 7, 2008 · Viewed 25.2k times · Source

Pretty self explanatory. I just need to export lists easily to xml format. Are there any tools that accomplish this?

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Matthew picture Matthew · Mar 9, 2009

This is the method I use:

http://servername/site/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List=YOURUNIQUELISTID&XMLDATA=TRUE

Works like a charm.

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