Here is something that I'm looking at using in the V2 version of the WREK automation scheduler, a simple XML file configuration handler called XMLConfig. It looks like it can serialize arbitrary Java objects as XML. I was thinking about doing XML configuration files the way that the Ant project does theirs with the neat way properties can either be defined as attributes in a tag or as an element that is contained within the tag. The XMLConfig might be better, though, since it is simpler. I'll have to think through if I really need the more complex stuff. l guy was very nice and not so stuck up. at the poll. Preparation helps.