Hello all, Any particular reason behind this observed behaviour? (Basex 8.3).
.............................................................. [1] .............................................................. declare variable $test := <test xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/common" xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/ani"> <ce:initials>M.S.</ce:initials> </test>; db:create('test', $test, 'blah', map {'stripns':true()}) .............................................................. [2] .............................................................. db:open('test')/* .............................................................. [3] .............................................................. <test xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/ani" xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/common"> <ce:initials>M.S.</ce:initials> </test> I would have expected the namespaces to be shredded ... Cheers, Constantine ________________________________ Elsevier B.V. Registered Office: Radarweg 29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Registration No. 33156677, Registered in The Netherlands.