Xcelsius SP3 XML Data Button

Hi ,
I am trying to fetch data thru an .aspx by passing it as an URL to xml data button ,and trying to fetch some names.Where in the same procedure was successfully executing in Xcelsius sp2 but in sp3 i was unable to do so..Can any one let me know if you had faced similar sort of issuess..
Appericate immediate response.
Thanks in advance..

Yes, Data connection works. I can connect to Xcel, Access, xml data.
In fact What I am trying is to do is thi:
1 - From a user interface with some select dn list box
2 - Use adodb connection to pull data from an access database with the selected info in the UI
3 - format selected data as xml and load xml data into xcelsius- Run Time.
That is quite simple with xml button but otherwise it seems difficult. I have tried different things but how to trigger the script is the problem
Any idea?
Thank U in advance

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