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>>Why the result from CDATA section shows as < instead of < and & instead of &even though i have used d-o-e yes ?

One glaring problem i can see straight away is the fact that you
havent told thestylesheet what your output is going to be..
using d-o-e is a cheat! and it is almost in most cases not required.

Try using


<xsl:output method="text"/>

HTH
VasuChakkera
Numerical Algorithms Group.
Oxford.
www.vasucv.com