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character encoding with MSXML3


Hi xsl-list'ers,

I am creating HTML documents that are bilingual (English and French) (i.e.
using <xsl:output method="html">).  
I successfully have Saxon putting out those special HTML Latin characters
(e.g. &eacute;) for my French output.

I do not have such success with Microsoft.  It puts out the actual small e
acute -- what you get when you type ALT-130 on a Windows box in notepad.
Unfortunately for now, I am stuck with Microsoft's MSXML parser.  

Does anyone know if there is a setting in Microsoft's parser to get it to
put out "&eacute;"? Or perhaps I am missing something in my xsl:stylesheet
declaration?

(BTW:  The XSLT Test tool is a great way to quickly compare output between
different XSL implementations.
http://www.netcrucible.com/xslt/xslt-tool.htm
)

Thanks.

My XML (note the encoding is ISO not UTF) ---------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<dtdTest>
	<ENGLISH_MENU>Client Statements</ENGLISH_MENU>
	<FRENCH_MENU>Relev&#233;s clients</FRENCH_MENU>
</dtdTest>

My XSL ---------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>

<xsl:output method="html"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
	<html>
	<xsl:apply-templates select="dtdTest"/>
	</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="dtdTest">
<body>
	<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="ENGLISH_MENU">
	<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="FRENCH_MENU">
	<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

My happy output using Saxon ---------
<html>
   <body>
      	Client Statements
      	Relev&eacute;s clients
      
   </body>
</html>

My less happy Microsoft output (apologies to all whose systems have munged
the e-acute below) --------
<html>
<body>
	Client Statements
	Relevés clients
</body>
</html>



James MacEwan
Software Developer
Investors Group Inc.
mailto:James.MacEwan@investorsgroup.com
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f: (204) 943-3540

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