> >How about a search and replace on the input? For example, 
> convert each
> >&relvers; to something like <version name="relvers"/> and then 
> >convert that
> >to &relvers; as part of your XSL stylesheet? Just a (somewhat kludgy)
> >suggestion. 
> 
> Yes, I think that will be needed. 
> Fairly clean solution Robert, thanks.
> 
> Appears this should be going to the xml group at W3C,
> not XSLT. Sorry Tony.
> 
> Anyone any ideas who chairs that group?
> 
> Regards, DaveP

There was a thread [xml parser question] on this subject very recently on
XML-DEV. Replies mentioned that some parsers have a switch to leave entities
alone: look at Xerces and libxml (see http://www.xmlsoftware.com/parsers for
homepage) or look for such a switch in the parser of your choice... 

Linda


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