RE: [xsl] Preserve-space isn't

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Trevor,

It could be that with XMLSpy you are running into a known "bug" in 
the MSXML processor.

(I put "bug" in quotes because the "fix" offered by MS to this issue 
is to argue from a loophole in the spec that it's not a bug; and sure 
enough, the spec does offer the loophole.)

There are several fixes available to you, depending on your 
situation. One of them is to use a different XSLT engine. Another is 
apparently (I personally haven't had to try this) to declare 
xml:space="preserve" at an appropriate point in your input document, 
perhaps (to be safe) at the top. (That may seem like repainting the 
room to cover a mark on the wall, but there you have it.)

Cheers,
Wendell


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