> So, how else would you get the XSL 
> transformation to ignore something like this?

The other way is to not ignore it and instead create a transformation to 
deal with it.

> Is there a non-DOE way to do this?

The non-DOE way is how we solved it last week: grouping. That way, we meet 
the requirement of well-formedness without resorting to DOE.

Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies)