> When I looked at the spec, it says the attribute value
> of id should always a *valid* xml name. So, I should
> always start with a letter. This, in my case (as a
> matter of fact, many cases where usually IDs are
> numeric), doesnt work, since Session IDs are always
> numeric. 
> 
> keeping in the mind that i have to make sure all my
> session elements have to different, is there any way
> to get around this?

You're completely off-topic for this list.

But the answer is simple, prefix the session numbers with an "S".

Mike Kay
Software AG

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