OK, I see I will need to address the less than symbol as well, based on what was said in the spec.
Thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kesh...@us.ibm.com > To: "Oscar Usifer" <oscaru...@programmer.net> > Cc: xalan-j-users@xml.apache.org > Subject: Re: Input '&' symbol causing SystemID Unknown error > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:07:47 -0400 > > > Ampersand is a reserved character in XML. See the XML Recommendation for a > description of how Entity References and Character References work; to > express an ampersand as a character, you must escape it as '#', 'or > '' or via the predefined entity '&'. > > (Or, in text content of elements, you can use a <![CDATA[]]> section. But > I strongly recommend against going that route; in the long run it will > almost certainly cause you more trouble than it will solve.) > -- An Excellent Credit Score is 750 See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!