> Jeni Tennison
>
> *However*, what you're getting (and what I get when I try it too) is:
> 
> <Child>
> </Child>
> 
> This is different from <Child /> because The Child element here has a
> text node in there with a carriage return in it. 

Actually, I'm a little surprised you got it, too ... I formatted it that way
myself to match up with the Tidy output in my actual file. MSXML output it
<Child></Child>.

> Mike Kay
>
> Why does it matter?

The only reason I care is that it's cleaner. Half of that reason is because
I use Tidy and it puts the closing tag on a new line therefore consuming
many more lines for decreased viewing pleasure <g>.

Chris

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