I reported this long ago, (as some others did too) on this list, but as you've figured out, the XML:DB spec mandated it. I would appreciate it GREATLY if you would be willing to handle this inconsistency with those folks.
Why try to solve a problem? Vladimir will take care of it sooner or later...
-Vladimir
-- Vladimir R. Bossicard Apache Xindice - http://xml.apache.org/xindice
