[xsl] preserveWhiteSpace true not working

[Peter Tsantes <PTsantes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am using MSXML3 running in replace mode on NT.
> I'm doing a server side parse of XML and XSLT in VB as such(viewing in
> IE5.5):
> 
> <%
> xmlDir	= "/ContentMng/" 
> 	sXml 	= xmlDir & "test.xml"
> 
> 	if Instr(Request("HTTP_USER_AGENT"),"MSIE")>0 then
> 		sXsl 	= xmlDir & "test.xsl"
> 	end if
> 
> 	Set oXmlDoc = Server.CreateObject("Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument")
> 	
> 	Set oXslDoc = Server.CreateObject("Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument")
> 	
> 	oXmlDoc.async = false
> 	oXmlDoc.preserveWhiteSpace=true
> 	oXslDoc.async = false
> 	oXslDoc.preserveWhiteSpace=true
> 	oXmlDoc.load(Server.MapPath(sXml))
> 	oXslDoc.load(Server.MapPath(sXsl))
> 	
> 	' Error Checking
>  If oXmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0 Then
> 	response.write ("Error: " + doc.parserError.reason)
>  End If
>   Response.Write  oXmlDoc.transformNode(oXslDoc)
> %>
> 
> 
> My xml contains white space and line breaks like this:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <Careers_List xml:space="preserve" >
> 	<joblisting>
> 		<id>1</id>
> 		<jobTitle>Java Developer</jobTitle>
> 		<Description>We are seeking 
> 		ng an experienced Java               Developer to take
> charge of Interface  
> 		Development
> 		</Description>
> 	</joblisting>
> </Careers_List>
> 
> The problem is my Description element text still outputs like this:
> "We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to take charge of Interface
> Development"
> 
> No white space or line breal preservation. Why is this happening?
> 
> Peter S. Tsantes
> Developer
> Tradescape.com
> ptsantes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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