> I tried that. Here's what I did:
> 
> <xsl:apply-templates 
> select="normalize-space(content/teaser/node())" mode="proc-txt"/>

You can only apply templates to nodes. The result of normalize-space() is a
string, not a node. The normalize-space() needs to be done in the template
that gets invoked.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

> 
> My teaser looks like this:
> <teaser><![CDATA[<p>SAS&#174; Enables Finnish Insurer</p>
> 
> Find out with <a 
> href="http://www.sas.com/solutions/financial/index.html">SAS 
> Financial Management Solutions</a> and <a 
> href="http://www.sas.com/solutions/spm/index.html">SAS 
> Strategic Performance Management</a>.]]></teaser>
> 
> But it does not process it.
> Thanks
> Vivek 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Carlisle [mailto:davidc@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:10 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Space after <a> tag in text output
> 
> 
> You don't say why you are writing the nodes out to a file and 
> reading them back in, that isn't particuarly quick, why not 
> just apply templates to the nodes you started with?
> 
> I would assume that redirect:write is picking up attributes 
> from an xsl:output that has indent="yes" so that the temp 
> file has indentation.
> If that is the case you could presumably use indent="no", 
> although why not just do <xsl:apply-templates 
> select="articledescription/node()" mode="proc-txt"/> and work 
> directly of your original input?
> 
> David
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> __________
> This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The 
> service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a 
> proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around 
> the globe, visit:
> http://www.star.net.uk
> ______________________________________________________________
> __________