RE: [xsl] ampersand output

Subject: RE: [xsl] ampersand output
From: "Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:31:11 +0200
Look at the FAQ again :-)

Ampersands in the HTML src attribute MUST be escaped as "&amp;" (otherwise
it's invalid HTML).


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Vitiello
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:07 PM
> To: xsl-list
> Subject: [xsl] ampersand output
>
>
> I've been following the &nbsp; thread, and looked up my question
> in the FAQ, but I've been unable to find an answer.
>
> I've also seen some messages with examples of exactly what I'm
> trying to do, but they aren't working...
>
> I'm trying to output the following stylesheet:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> version="1.0">
> <xsl:output method="html"/>
>
>   <xsl:template match="/family-tree">
>     <html>
>       <body>
>       	<embed
> src="/default.asp?{'person=p1'}{'&amp;tree='}{@surname}"
> width="600" height="300" type="image/svg+xml"/>
>       </body>
>     </html>
>   </xsl:template>
>
>
> the problem is the SRC tag.  instead of outputting a & it is
> outputting &amp;  so the output looks like:
>
> <html>
> 	<body>
> 		<embed
> src="/default.asp?person=p1&amp;tree=vitiello" width="600"
> height="300" type="image/svg+xml"/>
> 	</body>
> </html>
>
> I have also tried &#38;  but it also outputs &amp;
>
> I am using MSXML 3.0.
>
> any ideas?
>
> Eric Vitiello
> perceive designs
> <www.perceive.net>
>
>
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