diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
index e35c4387..ebc71727 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.IO;
 using Volian.Controls.Library;
 using VEPROMS.CSLA.Library;
 using C1.Win.C1FlexGrid;
@@ -1485,7 +1487,17 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			sfd.ShowDialog();
 			this.WriteXml(sfd.FileName);
 		}
-
+		public string GetXMLData()
+		{
+			string retstr = null;
+			using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+			{
+				this.WriteXml(sw);
+				retstr = sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString();
+				sw.Close();
+			}
+			return retstr;
+		}
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Prompts user with Save File dialog.
 		/// Grid will be saved to an Excel file.