This document probably describes in detail the way you might want to
do this http://www.azureus.com/xml/art_prettyprinting_xml.htm

But basically, inserting into the template 

<xsl:text>&#13;</xsl:text> for return and 
<xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text> for newline should get you there.

Cheers - Neil

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 06:53:07 -0800, "mike w."
<mikew@d...> wrote:

>no, i nedd to insert a hard CR not preserve an existing one
>
>"MAHESH MANDHARE" wrote:
>
>> hi mike 
>> 
>> i don't get your question completely
>> but what i understood from your post is that you want to interprete newline  
>> in xml 
>> if you r not talking about html
>> then when you transform the file in xml the newline &spaces are preserved in 
>> resulting xml
>> only you have to use <xml:output method="xml"/> at top level
>> 
>> what i have tried it on my own files see only  <descr> element
>> 
>> 
>> ////////xml file
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="E:\Users\MaheshM\msdn 
>> newsgroup\work.xsl"?>
>> <statement>
>> 	<detail>
>> 		<number>4</number>
>> 		<entryDate>2004-12-07</entryDate>
>> 		<type>charge</type>
>> 		<descr>Business DSL 768/128</descr>
>> 		<chargeType>Misc</chargeType>
>> 		<charge>43.11</charge>
>> 		<tax>0.00</tax>
>> 		<total>43.11</total>
>> 		<quantity>1.00</quantity>
>> 		<unitPrice>43.11</unitPrice>
>> 		<startDate>2004-12-07</startDate>
>> 		<endDate>2005-01-02</endDate>
>> 		<PONumber/>
>> 	</detail>
>> 	<detail>
>> 		<number>6</number>
>> 		<entryDate>2004-12-07</entryDate>
>> 		<type>charge</type>
>> 		<descr>E-mail:  
>> 		mahjo                                            jfew</descr>
>> 		<serviceName>bkeefer</serviceName>
>> 		<charge>1.74</charge>
>> 		<tax>0.00</tax>
>> 		<total>1.74</total>
>> 		<quantity>1.00</quantity>
>> 		<unitPrice>1.74</unitPrice>
>> 		<startDate>2004-12-07</startDate>
>> 		<endDate>2005-01-02</endDate>
>> 		<PONumber/>
>> 	</detail>
>> 	<detail>
>> 		<number>7</number>
>> 		<entryDate>2004-12-07</entryDate>
>> 		<type>charge</type>
>> 		<descr>E-mail</descr>
>> 		<serviceName>csmith</serviceName>
>> 		<charge>1.74</charge>
>> 		<tax>0.00</tax>
>> 		<total>2.74</total>
>> 		<quantity>1.00</quantity>
>> 		<unitPrice>1.74</unitPrice>
>> 		<startDate>2004-12-07</startDate>
>> 		<endDate>2005-01-02</endDate>
>> 		<PONumber/>
>> 	</detail>
>> 	<detail>
>> 		<number>2</number>
>> 		<entryDate>2004-12-07</entryDate>
>> 		<type>charge</type>
>> 		<descr>E-mail</descr>
>> 		<serviceName>bbarker</serviceName>
>> 		<charge>1.74</charge>
>> 		<tax>0.00</tax>
>> 		<total>1.74</total>
>> 		<quantity>1.00</quantity>
>> 		<unitPrice>1.74</unitPrice>
>> 		<startDate>2004-12-07</startDate>
>> 		<endDate>2005-01-02</endDate>
>> 		<PONumber/>
>> 	</detail>
>> </statement>
>> 
>> 
>> ///////xslt file
>> 
>> <xsl:template match="statement" xml:space="preserve"  priority="3">  
>>  
>>  
>>   <xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes" >this is       
>
>
>
>>               Áa table <></xsl:text>
>> 
>> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%">
>>    <TR>
>>    	<TD WIDTH="10"><B>num</B></TD>
>>   	<TD WIDTH="10"><B>Qty</B></TD>
>> 	<TD WIDTH="300"><B>Description</B></TD>
>> 	<TD WIDTH="20"><B>Unit Price</B></TD>
>> 	<TD WIDTH="20"><B>Ext. Price</B></TD>
>> 	<TD WIDTH="20"><B>Tax</B></TD>
>> 	<TD WIDTH="20"><B>Total</B></TD>
>>    </TR>
>>    <xsl:value-of select="descr" ></xsl:value-of>
>>    
>>    
>>    <xsl:for-each select="detail" xml:space="default">
>>    
>> <TR>	
>> 	<td><xsl:number format="=>.a"  	letter-value="traditional" 
>> grouping-separator="," value="position()"></xsl:number></td>
>> 	<TD width="10"><xsl:value-of select="quantity" /></TD>
>> 		<TD width="550"><xsl:value-of select="descr" ></xsl:value-of></TD>
>> 		<TD width="20"><xsl:value-of select="unitPrice"/></TD>	
>> 		<TD width="20"><xsl:value-of select="tax"/></TD>
>> 		<TD width="20"><xsl:value-of select="total"/></TD>
>> 	
>> 	</TR>
>> 	
>> 	
>> 	
>> 		</xsl:for-each>
>> </TABLE>
>> 
>> </xsl:template>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> </xsl:stylesheet>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ////and the resulting xml
>> 
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>> <?xml-stylesheet version="1.0"  href="work_practice.xsl"?><HTML>this is       
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>               a table <><TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="5" 
>> WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="10"><B>num</B></TD><TD 
>> WIDTH="10"><B>Qty</B></TD><TD WIDTH="300"><B>Description</B></TD><TD 
>> WIDTH="20"><B>Unit Price</B></TD><TD WIDTH="20"><B>Ext. Price</B></TD><TD 
>> WIDTH="20"><B>Tax</B></TD><TD 
>> WIDTH="20"><B>Total</B></TD></TR><TR><td>=>.a</td><TD width="10">1.00</TD><TD 
>> width="550">Business DSL 768/128</TD><TD width="20">43.11</TD><TD 
>> width="20">0.00</TD><TD width="20">43.11</TD></TR><TR><td>=>.b</td><TD 
>> width="10">1.00</TD><TD width="550">E-mail:  
>> 		mahjo                                            jfew</TD><TD 
>> width="20">1.74</TD><TD width="20">0.00</TD><TD 
>> width="20">1.74</TD></TR><TR><td>=>.c</td><TD width="10">1.00</TD><TD 
>> width="550">E-mail</TD><TD width="20">1.74</TD><TD width="20">0.00</TD><TD 
>> width="20">2.74</TD></TR><TR><td>=>.d</td><TD width="10">1.00</TD><TD 
>> width="550">E-mail</TD><TD width="20">1.74</TD><TD width="20">0.00</TD><TD 
>> width="20">1.74</TD></TR></TABLE></HTML>