Correction to last message When I commented out
// parser.setFeature( "http://xml.org/sax/features/external-general-entities", false); // parser.setFeature( "http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities", false); The setting > p.setFeature("http://apache.org/xml/features/dom/create-entity-ref-nodes",false); works. The settings above must have collided with it. thanks Pier -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Jim Tivy - Bluestream Database Software Corp. 1168 Hamilton Street, Suite 200, Vancouver BC V6B 2S2 Tel: (604) 669-4469 ext 116 Fax: (604) 669-4469 E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bluestream.com ----------------------------------------------------------