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Re: Question for the XPath and DOM folks

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• Subject: Re: Question for the XPath and DOM folks
• From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
• Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:57:54 -0400
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[David Carlisle]
>
> > This is a bit unnerving - what else does msxml3 disagree with the others
on
> > that could lead to a really big difference?
>
> Yes the number one FAQ and source of incompatibility in XSLT is that
> fact that MSXML removes white space before applying the transform.
> If you call the parser from script you can change the whitespace
> property of the parser so it does the right thing, but if you use the
> version embedded in IE for example you have no possibility to chnage
> this.

Yes, I've had to get used to this one.  It is pretty well known by now to
those who have been hanging out with you on the xsl list.

Tom P

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    • From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
  • Re: Question for the XPath and DOM folks
    • From: David Carlisle <davidc@n...>

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