Andy I think you stumbled across one of the "gotchas" of XML; what looks simple and obvious is not always - at least, not to a machine. For more in-depth understanding of XML, I can recommend Ken Sall to explain it. There is a sample chapter from his book on-line: http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/Languages/XML/XMLFamily/XMLSyntax/ For example; see: http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/Languages/XML/XMLFamily/XMLSyntax/sall2_4.html where he explicitly says: "In contrast to HTML, in which a sequence of white space characters is collapsed into a single white space and in which newlines are ignored, in XML all white space is taken literally. "
HTH Derek >>> On 2008/07/04 at 12:48, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Chamberlain >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Luca, Jascon, Thanks very much - you've set me straight. I hadn't imagined that the blank space would constitute a seperate node. Andy -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
