[Visual Basic 6.0]
'*** The following example allows you to export the dataset schema to an xml file. ***
'*** This requires an ArcGIS License and you will need to initialize the AoInitialize CoClass ***
           
Private Sub ExportDS_Schema(db As String, XmlFile As String)
Dim pWSF As IWorkspaceFactory
Set pWSF = New AccessWorkspaceFactory
  
'*** Open PGDB ***
Dim pWS As IWorkspace
Set pWS = pWSF.OpenFromFile(App.Path + db, 0)
  
'*** Look for Dataset Name ***
Dim pEnumDSN As IEnumDatasetName
Set pEnumDSN = pWS.DatasetNames(esriDTFeatureDataset)
  
pEnumDSN.Reset
 
Dim pEnumEdit As IEnumNameEdit
Set pEnumEdit = New NamesEnumerator
  
'*** QI for Dataset Name ***
Dim pName As IName
Set pName = pEnumDSN.Next
  
pEnumEdit.Add pName
Set pName = pEnumDSN.Next
  
'*** Call GeoDBDataTransfer ***
Dim pGDT As IGeoDBDataTransfer
Set pGDT = New GeoDBDataTransfer
  
Dim pEnumNmae As IEnumName
Set pEnumName = pEnumEdit
  
'*** Create Scratch Workspace Factory ***
Dim pSWSF As IScratchWorkspaceFactory
Set pSWSF = New ScratchWorkspaceFactory
  
Dim pScratchWS As IWorkspace
Set pScratchWS = pSWSF.CreateNewScratchWorkspace
  
Dim pDS As IDataset
Set pDS = pScratchWS
  
Set pName = pDS.FullName
  
'*** Fill IEnumNameMapping ***
Dim pEnumNM As IEnumNameMapping
Dim bHasConflicts As Boolean
bHasConflicts = pGDT.GenerateNameMapping(pEnumName, pName, pEnumNM)
  
' *** Create GdbExporter ***
Dim pExporter As IGdbXmlExport
Set pExporter = New GdbExporter
  
' *** Export Dataset Schema ***
pExporter.ExportDatasetsSchema pEnumNM, XmlFile, False, True
  
End Sub

'*** Create a commandbutton and copy/paste following code. ***
 
Private Sub cmdExportDS_Schema_Click()
Me.MousePointer = vbHourglass
 
'*** Location of PGDB ***  
Dim db As String
db = "\GN.mdb"
'*** Location of xml file ***
Dim XmlFile As String
XmlFile = App.Path + "\GN.xml"
  
ExportDS_Schema db, XmlFile
  
MsgBox "Exported Dataset Schema to XML.", vbInformation
  
End Sub

[Visual Basic .NET, C#, C++]
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