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# PersistFormatEnum
Specifies the format in which to save a [Recordset](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/recordset-object-ado.md).  
  
|Constant|Value|Description|  
|--------------|-----------|-----------------|  
|**adPersistADTG**|0|Indicates Microsoft Advanced Data TableGram (ADTG) format.|  
|**adPersistADO**|1|Indicates that ADO's own Extensible Markup Language (XML) format will be used. This value is the same as adPersistXML and is included for backwards compatibility.|  
|**adPersistXML**|1|Indicates Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.|  
|**adPersistProviderSpecific**|2|Indicates that the provider will persist the **Recordset** using its own format.|  
  
## ADO/WFC Equivalent  
 Package: **com.ms.wfc.data**  
  
|Constant|  
|--------------|  
|AdoEnums.PersistFormat.ADTG|  
|AdoEnums.PersistFormat.XML|  
  
## Applies To  
 [Save Method](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/save-method.md)