diff --git a/uppsrc/TCore/util.cpp b/uppsrc/TCore/util.cpp
index d7ddb8e9c..894ed6454 100644
--- a/uppsrc/TCore/util.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/TCore/util.cpp
@@ -1337,6 +1337,16 @@ bool WildcardCompare::RawMatches(const wchar *s, const wchar *templ) const
 	return true;
 }
 
+void TagXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag)
+{
+	xml << '<' << tag << ">\n";
+}
+
+void EndTagXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag)
+{
+	xml << "</" << tag << ">\n";
+}
+
 void StringXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag, const String& str)
 {
 	xml << '<' << tag << '>' << DeXml(str) << "</" << tag << ">\n";
diff --git a/uppsrc/TCore/util.h b/uppsrc/TCore/util.h
index 9db5505dc..a3b791164 100644
--- a/uppsrc/TCore/util.h
+++ b/uppsrc/TCore/util.h
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ public:
 	bool Matches(const wchar *s) const	{ return raw_templ.GetCount() == 0 || RawMatches(s, cvt_templ); }
 };
 
+void   TagXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag);
+void   EndTagXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag);
 void   StringXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag, const String& str);
 void   IntXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag, int v);
 void   BoolXml(StringBuffer& xml, const char *tag, bool b);