Xml formated xml query

Question

I'm looking for a stored procedure (Oracle8i) like:
function getXML(xmlQuery in varchar2) return xmlResults;
The xmlQuery string will be formatted something like:
<Query>
<ColLst>SSN, LAST_NAME, PHONE_NUM<ColLst/>
<Table>EMPLOYEE<Table/>
<Where>SSN='123456789'<Where/>
<Query/>
And the return will look something like:
<EMPLOYEE Row="1">
<SSN>123456789<SSN/>
<LAST_NAME>Glasgow<LAST_NAME/>
<PHONE_NUM>336-657-8309<PHONE_NUM/>
<EMPLOYEE/>
Hopefully it would accept a ColLst value of "*".
Hopefully it would handle mutiple query requests in the single XML document.
Thanks,
Mickey Glasgow
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Answer 1

In 11g XMLSERIALIZE will do the job:
SQL>  select xmlserialize(content xmltype('<a><b><c/></b></a>') indent) xml
from dual
XML                                                          
<a>                                                          
  <b>                                                        
    <c/>                                                     
  </b>                                                       
</a>                                                         
1 row selected.