Ok, I checked out EnvironmentCheck and ran it. It apparently wasn't in the xalan.jar file which I have. Here's the output:
#---- BEGIN writeEnvironmentReport($Revision: 1.7 $): Useful properties found: ---- version.xerces=Xerces 1.4.3 java.version=1.2.2 version.JAXP=1.1 version.crimson=not-present java.class.path=c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\i18n.jar;c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\rt.jar;. java.ext.dirs=c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\ext version.DOM=2.0 version.DOM.draftlevel=2.0fd version.xalan2=Xalan;Java;2.0.0; version.xalan1=Xalan;Java;1.2.2; version.SAX=2.0 sun.boot.class.path=c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\rt.jar;c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\i18n.jar;c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\classes #----- END writeEnvironmentReport: Useful properties found: ----- # YAHOO! Your environment seems to be OK. Here's the ls -l of the c:\jdk1.2.2\jre\lib\ext directory: -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 816706 Jun 19 12:08 QTJava.zip -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 21944 Jun 7 11:49 cosnaming.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 83271 Mar 26 2001 iiimp.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 245351 Jun 7 11:49 iioprt.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 10449 Jun 7 11:49 iioprt11.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 28404 Feb 6 2001 jaxp.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 97159 Jun 7 11:49 jndi.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 77111 Jun 7 11:49 providerutil.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 175569 Jun 7 11:49 rmiorb.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 15401 Jun 7 11:49 rmiregistry.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 436249 Dec 1 2000 xalan.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 1808883 Aug 20 15:56 xerces.jar -rwxrwxrwx 1 Administrators FH\Domain+Users 193032 Aug 20 15:56 xercesSamples.jar Given the date on the xalan.jar file, I'm guessing what your answer will be. What version should I be using for stable/production work? Is D11 that release, or is that the latest stable build? It isn't clear to me from the web site what's a stable production release and what's a development release. Thanks! Brian Atkins -- Brian Atkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] (970) 288-2114 Agilent Technologies 4800 Wheaton Drive Ft. Collins, CO 80525