CREATE TABLE XML_dt (a XML)
prepst#!# INSERT INTO XML_dt values(@a) #!#XML|-|a|-|<contact><name>Contact Name 2</name><phone>YYY-YYY-YYYY</phone></contact>
prepst#!#exec#!#XML|-|a|-|<NULL>
prepst#!#exec#!#XML|-|a|-|
SELECT * FROM XML_dt;
INSERT INTO XML_dt values('<contact><name>Contact Name 2</name><phone>YYY-YYY-YYYY</phone></contact>')
SELECT * FROM XML_dt;
DROP TABLE XML_dt;