Re: Ampersand problem

Try this trick. I'm assuming you are outputting as XML, so the processor
will never allow you to create an unexpanded ampersand. I don't know if this
will work on Xalan or  other Java processors because I don't have access to
it at this very second, but it works on MSXML4. This is a hideous hack,
kids, don't try this at home:

<xsl:output method="html"/>
<xsl:variable name="amper">
<xsl:text>&amp;</xsl:text>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:template match="/">
<smil href="{$amper}">
</smil>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

In other words, change the output method to HTML. You shouldn't need DOE.

Chuck White
Author, Mastering XSLT, Sybex Books
http://www.javertising.com/webtech
http://www.tumeric.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Kittel" <work@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 6:10 AM
Subject: Re:  Ampersand problem


> Cheers David and Robert for your prompt replies
>
> Unfortuantely disable-output-escaping don't seem to be working at all for
some
> reason.
>
> Cheers - Piers
>
> Quoting "Dr. Robert Spiske" <spiske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> >
> > >The thing is that I'm using XSLT to create the HTML and SMIL files to
> > contain
> > >the correct clips, and the parser I use (Xalan) outputs "&" as "&amp;"
> > but
> > >when
> > >Quicktime tries to parse the URL, it chokes and crashes.  It *has* to
> > have
> > >"&"
> > >in the URL - "&amp;" will not work.
> > >
> > >So how do I make Xalan output a pure "&" in the SMIL file?
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > Have you tried the disable-output-escaping attribut fro xsl:value-of or
> >
> > xsl:text ?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> >  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> >
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
>


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