namespace WindowsFormsApplication7
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        public class Profile
        {
            public String Name { get; set; }
            public string Directory { get; set; }
            public string Norm_prefix { get; set; }
            public string Spec_prefix { get; set; }
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Profile[] myProfiles = new Profile[5];
            XmlSerializer mySerializer = new
            XmlSerializer(typeof(Profile));
            myProfiles[0].Name = "canvas";
            StreamWriter myWriter = new StreamWriter("c:/myFileName.xml");
            mySerializer.Serialize(myWriter, myProfiles);
            myWriter.Close();
        }
    }
}