diff --git a/KiBOM/bom_writer.py b/KiBOM/bom_writer.py
index c3ab6a6d..37f65875 100644
--- a/KiBOM/bom_writer.py
+++ b/KiBOM/bom_writer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import csv
 import columns
 from component import *
+from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 import os, shutil
 
@@ -11,6 +12,51 @@ def TmpFileCopy(filename):
 
     if os.path.exists(filename) and os.path.isfile(filename):
         shutil.copyfile(filename, filename + ".tmp")
+        
+def WriteXML(filename, groups, source, version, date, headings = columns.ColumnList._COLUMNS_ALL, ignore=[], ignoreDNF = False):
+    
+    filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
+    
+    if not filename.endswith(".xml"):
+        return False
+        
+    headings = [h for h in headings if h not in ignore]
+        
+    try:
+        TmpFileCopy(filename)
+            
+        xml = ElementTree.Element('"KiCAD Bom"', attrib = {
+                '"source"' : source,
+                '"version"' : version,
+                '"date"' : date,
+                '"groups"' : str(len(groups)),
+                '"components"' : str(sum([group.getCount() for group in groups]))
+        })
+        
+        for group in groups:
+            row = group.getKicadRow(headings)
+            
+            attrib = {}
+            
+            for i,h in enumerate(headings):
+                attrib['"' + h + '"'] = row[i]
+                
+            sub = ElementTree.SubElement(xml, "group", attrib=attrib)
+        
+        #write the document
+        tree = ElementTree.ElementTree(xml)
+        
+        tree.write(filename)
+            
+        return True
+        
+    except BaseException as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        return False
+        
+    return True
+        
+        
 
 def WriteCSV(filename, groups, source, version, date, headings = columns.ColumnList._COLUMNS_ALL, ignore=[], ignoreDNF=False, numberRows=True):
     
@@ -22,7 +68,7 @@ def WriteCSV(filename, groups, source, version, date, headings = columns.ColumnL
     elif filename.endswith(".tsv") or filename.endswith(".txt"):
         delimiter = "\t"
     else:
-        return
+        return False
         
     headings = [h for h in headings if h not in ignore] #copy across the headings
     
@@ -71,10 +117,10 @@ def WriteCSV(filename, groups, source, version, date, headings = columns.ColumnL
             
         return True
  
-    except NameError:
-        pass
-#    except BaseException as e:
-#        print(str(e))
+ 
+    except BaseException as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        return False
         
-    return False
+    return True
     
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