Use importNode() instead of appendNode(). ---------------------------------------- Dean Roddey Software Weenie IBM Center for Java Technology - Silicon Valley [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Martin Duerig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/21/2000 10:22:15 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Deep copy of node from other document Sorry for asking novice questions: What is the best strategy to deep copy a node from one document to another one? I tried cloneNode(true) and the appendChild() but I get the message "wrong document". Cheers Martin