Data storage suggestion

[DaedalusPrime]

I'm writing an application that collects and stores user input for processing by another program. The data that it collects can be split into two groups: one that follows a list format, for which there will always be a set number of inputs, and the other that follows a spreadsheet style that could have anywhere from 1 to 20 or more rows.

I'd prefer to save and load the data from a single output file to keep things simple and compact. I have code down to save/load the data to/from the list portion using a Dataset and built in functions for reading and writing XML files. I'd like to keep it this way if I can to keep my code simple and easy to read, but it's not a requirement.

Any suggestions you have regarding the best way to store this "list data" and "spreadsheet data" both internally in my code and externally to the hard drive are appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[DaedalusPrime]

It seems I've answered my own question.

For any who wish to know, I altered my XML schema to contain two tables, and my forms to have a list format input to one table, and a DataGrid input to the other.