You need to do:

<xsl:template match="*" mode="escape-apos">
  .. the identity template ..
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="text()" mode="escape-apos" name="escape-apos">
  .. your recursive template ..
</xsl:template>

<xsl:apply-templates select="xx:node-set($RTF)" mode="escape-apos"/>

Michael Kay
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Greg Bender
> Sent: 25 September 2002 23:16
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  How do I process a result-tree fragment?
> 
> 
> Currently I am using the following procedure (acquired from
> http://www.jenitennison.com) to escape apostrophe characters 
> (I need to do this in order to place the resulting 
> information in javascript):
> 
> <xsl:template name="escape-apos">
>    <xsl:param name="string" />
>    <!-- create an $apos variable to make it easier to refer to -->
>    <xsl:variable name="apos" select='"&apos;"' />
>    <xsl:choose>
>       <!-- if the string contains an apostrophe... -->
>       <xsl:when test='contains($string, $apos)'>
>          <!-- ... give the value before the apostrophe... -->
>          <xsl:value-of select="substring-before($string, $apos)" />
>          <!-- ... the escaped apostrophe ... -->
>          <xsl:text>\'</xsl:text>
>          <!-- ... and the result of applying the template to 
> the string after the apostrophe -->
>          <xsl:call-template name="escape-apos">
>             <xsl:with-param name="string" 
> select="substring-after($string, $apos)" />
>          </xsl:call-template>
>       </xsl:when>
>       <!-- otherwise... -->
>       <xsl:otherwise>
>          <!-- ... just give the value of the string -->
>          <xsl:value-of select="$string" />
>       </xsl:otherwise>
>    </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> This method works great when I pass it a string. However, 
> when I pass it a result-tree fragment, I loose the mark-up 
> language. For example:
> 
> If I pass "<div><b>these word's are bold.</b></div>"
> 
> I get "These word\'s are bold."
> 
> When what I want is "<div><b>these word\'s are bold.</b></div>"
> 
> 
> I've tried replacing the 'xsl:value-of' commands with 
> 'xsl:copy-of' commands. This solution works if the 
> result-tree fragment doesn't contain any apostrophes (it just 
> passes the variable through). However, when the result-tree 
> fragment contains apostrophes, I loose the result-tree fragment.
> 
> I think the contains(), substring-before(), and/or 
> substring-after() statements are converting the result-tree 
> fragment to a string.
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg Bender
> 
> 
> 
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