Thanks for the reply, Doug. However, I tried this before and just
tried again, and still get the same results. I'm putting this line
before the first template. The space is still removed, using IE and XML
Spy. 
 
Thanks
Russ


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE:
[xml-dev] Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT
From: Doug
Rudder <drudder@d...>
Date: Fri, December 02, 2005
2:47 pm
To: "'russ@w...'"
<russ@w...>,

xml-dev@l...

Include <xsl:preserve-space
elements="text"/> in your XSLT. We commonly
use
<xsl:strip-space> to remove unwanted space (newlines,
etc.), but use
preserve space for any elements containing text that
allows mixed content.

For example:
<xsl:strip-space
elements="*"/>
<xsl:preserve-space elements="para title item
entry"/>

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>
-----Original Message-----
> From: russ@w...

> [mailto:russ@w...] 
> Sent: Friday,
December 02, 2005 1:12 PM
> To: xml-dev@l...
>
Subject: [xml-dev] Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT
>

> 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I have an XSLT
question that I'm unable to answer, and I'm 
> starting to think
there may not be an answer. Before I give 
> up, allow me to
consult your expertise.
> 
> I'm trying to preserve
significant whitespace between element 
> nodes during
transformation. For example, if I had some XML like:
> 
>
  <x>text <x>text</x> <x>text</x>
text</x> (note the space in 
> the middle, between
nodes)
> 
> ...and some kind of simple transform
like:
> 
>   <xsl:template match="*">
>
    <x>
>      
<xsl:apply-templates/>
>     </x>
>
  </xsl:template>
> 
> ... I end up
with:
> 
> <x>text
<x>text</x><x>text</x> text</x>
>
(space is removed)
> 
> I understand why this is
happening... I'm just looking for a 
> way around it, if there is
one. It becomes significant when 
> the element nodes ultimately
indicate text-range formatting, such as:
> 
>
<div>text <b>bold</b> <i>italics</i>
text</div>
> 
> ...which erroneously becomes "text
bolditalics text."
> 
> Thanks for any insight.
>

> Russ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

> 
>
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