gistfile1.cfm

function xmlToStruct(xml x) {
    var s = {};

    if(xmlGetNodeType(x) == "DOCUMENT_NODE") {
        s[structKeyList(x)] = xmlToStruct(x[structKeyList(x)]);    
    }

    if(structKeyExists(x, "xmlAttributes") && !structIsEmpty(x.xmlAttributes)) { 
        s.attributes = {};
        for(var item in x.xmlAttributes) {
            s.attributes[item] = x.xmlAttributes[item];        
        }
    }
    
    if(structKeyExists(x, "xmlText") && len(trim(x.xmlText))) {
      s.value = x.xmlText;
    }

    if(structKeyExists(x, "xmlChildren") && arrayLen(x.xmlChildren)) {
        for(var i=1; i<=arrayLen(x.xmlChildren); i++) {
            if(structKeyExists(s, x.xmlchildren[i].xmlname)) { 
                if(!isArray(s[x.xmlChildren[i].xmlname])) {
                    var temp = s[x.xmlchildren[i].xmlname];
                    s[x.xmlchildren[i].xmlname] = [temp];
                }
                arrayAppend(s[x.xmlchildren[i].xmlname], xmlToStruct(x.xmlChildren[i]));                
             } else {
             	 //before we parse it, see if simple
             	 if(structKeyExists(x.xmlChildren[i], "xmlChildren") && arrayLen(x.xmlChildren[i].xmlChildren)) {
             	 		s[x.xmlChildren[i].xmlName] = xmlToStruct(x.xmlChildren[i]);
             	 } else if(structKeyExists(x.xmlChildren[i],"xmlAttributes") && !structIsEmpty(x.xmlChildren[i].xmlAttributes)) {
             	 	s[x.xmlChildren[i].xmlName] = xmlToStruct(x.xmlChildren[i]);
                } else {
           	 		writeoutput("debug - did simple #x.xmlchildren[i].xmlname#<br>");
                	s[x.xmlChildren[i].xmlName] = x.xmlChildren[i].xmlText;
                }
             }
        }
    }
    
    return s;
}

Works very well!!! You just save my day!!!, actually I use the @chrishunterkiller version