function get_xml_for_type($type, $records)
 {
     global $frmdb, $wpdb;
     $xml = "<{$type}>\n";
     $padding = "  ";
     foreach ($records as $record) {
         $singular = trim($type, 's');
         $object_key = $singular . '_key';
         $xml .= $padding . "<{$singular}>\n";
         $padding .= "  ";
         $xml .= $padding . "<" . $singular . "_key><![CDATA[" . $record->{$object_key} . "]]></" . $singular . "_key>\n";
         foreach (array('id', 'name', 'description', 'options', 'logged_in', 'editable', 'is_template', 'default_template', 'content', 'dyncontent', 'insert_loc', 'param', 'type', 'show_count', 'form_id', 'entry_id', 'post_id', 'ip', 'created_at') as $col) {
             if (isset($record->{$col})) {
                 $col_val = maybe_unserialize($record->{$col});
                 $xml .= FrmProAppHelper::xml_item($col_val, $col, $padding);
             }
         }
         if ($type == 'forms') {
             $fields = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM {$frmdb->fields} WHERE form_id={$record->id} ORDER BY field_order");
             if (!empty($fields)) {
                 $xml .= $padding . "<fields>\n";
                 $padding .= "  ";
                 foreach ($fields as $field) {
                     $xml .= $padding . "<field>\n";
                     foreach (array('id', 'field_key', 'required', 'name', 'description', 'field_order', 'type', 'default_value', 'options', 'field_options', 'form_id') as $col) {
                         if (isset($field->{$col})) {
                             $col_val = maybe_unserialize($field->{$col});
                             $xml .= FrmProAppHelper::xml_item($col_val, $col, $padding);
                         }
                     }
                     $xml .= $padding . "</field>\n";
                 }
                 $padding = "  ";
                 $xml .= $padding . "</fields>\n";
             }
         } else {
             if ($type == 'items') {
                 $metas = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM {$frmdb->entry_metas} WHERE item_id={$record->id}");
                 if ($metas) {
                     $xml .= $padding . "<item_meta>\n";
                     foreach ($metas as $meta) {
                         $xml .= $padding . "<meta>\n";
                         $xml .= $padding . "  <field_id>{$meta->field_id}</field_id>\n";
                         $xml .= $padding . "  <item_id>{$meta->item_id}</item_id>\n";
                         //$meta_values = maybe_unserialize($meta->meta_value);
                         //if(is_array($meta_values)){
                         //    foreach($meta_values as $meta_key => $meta_value)
                         //        $xml .= $padding."<meta_value type=\"$meta_key\"><![CDATA[$meta_value]]></meta_value>\n";
                         //}else
                         $xml .= $padding . "  <meta_value><![CDATA[{$meta->meta_value}]]></meta_value>\n";
                         $xml .= $padding . "</meta>\n";
                     }
                     $xml .= $padding . "</item_meta>\n";
                 }
             }
         }
         $padding = "  ";
         $xml .= $padding . "</{$singular}>\n";
     }
     $xml .= "</{$type}>\n";
     return $xml;
 }