yes it is possible. create a disconnected recordset and use the open method, specifying the path to the xml file. The fragment must be in a valid ado xml schema. To find out what the valid schema is, connect to a database and select something. Then execute the save method of the recordset object and specify persistxml with the filepath. This should generate an xml file. Open the file and have a look at the schema. That is the format you have to use with the recordset object.

Play around with editing records and then saving the xml file. This will show how they handle persistent data and updates.

Unfortunately, I do not have time to type out an example at the moment.