The problem with the ampersand in XML, is that it is used to denote the
start of an entity. You can replace it... with an entity (&):

<url>http://www.foo.com/some-path?arg1=value1&amp;arg2=value2</url>

Manos

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Mangeng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Usage of & in URLs
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Since & is a special char you have to mark it as character data.
> 
> <url>http://www.foo.com/some-path?arg1=value1<![CDATA[&]]>arg2
> =value2</url>
> 
> greetings
> mike
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Themba Mbatha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:19 PM
> Subject: Usage of & in URLs
> 
> 
> > Hi all;
> > 
> > Perhaps this has been asked. I need to show a url as in
> > 
> <url>http://www.foo.com/some-path?arg1=value1&arg2=value2</url
> > into the
> > transformed XML. I am getting errors with Cocoon (the generator, in
> > particular) each time it encounters an & character. I am 
> told this is an
> > XML problem but I was wondering if anyone has had to deal 
> with this type
> > of problem.
> > 
> > Thanx.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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