All,

   I have a very large XML document that contains two types of
elements.  I want to select all the elements of each type and place
them in separate XML documents.

This is what I have so far:

           'Add the Metis namespace so the querys will work
           lobj_namespaceManager = New
XmlNamespaceManager(iobj_MetisModel.NameTable)
           lobj_namespaceManager.AddNamespace("Troux",
"http://www.metis.no/metis")

           'Execute the queries.
           iobj_Relationships =
iobj_MetisModel.SelectNodes("//Troux:relationship",
lobj_namespaceManager)
           iobj_Objects =
iobj_MetisModel.SelectNodes("//Troux:object", lobj_namespaceManager)

           'I Get the correct results from the query

           'Create the Relationships XML Document
           lobj_WorkXMLDocument = New XmlDocument
           lobj_RootElement =
lobj_WorkXMLDocument.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "root", "")

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the root element of the new XML document WITHOUT have to iterate
through the entire collection?  (BTW - I am using VB.net)  - Any
assistance would be appreciated.