> I have something like this in my xsl :
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TIMESTAMP" VALUE="<%=strTmStmp %>" />
> 
> it doesnt allow me to use '<' or '%' symbols. 

% is ok, but < will always be escaped in attribute values - d-o-a will not help you here, as you can't apply it to attribute nodes. Either A) change your JSP B) if possible, use extensions, e.g. saxon:disable-output-escaping C) write your own serializer that will not escape '<%' character sequences in attribute value.

Santtu

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