XSLT Plain Text is Indented

[Spam Catcher]

Hi All,

I'm having some trouble getting my XSLT to transform correctly.

VS.NET addeds Indentations:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="no" />
<xsl:param name="Name"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
Hello <xsl:value-of select="$Name" />,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions
and appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

The output looks like:

Hello SomeName,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions
and appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com

But I want the output to look like:

Hello SomeName,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions and
appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com

No indentation ... Is there anyway to do this?

Thanks!

[Martin Honnen]

Spam Catcher wrote:

Hi All,

I'm having some trouble getting my XSLT to transform correctly.

VS.NET addeds Indentations:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="no" />
<xsl:param name="Name"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
Hello <xsl:value-of select="$Name" />,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions
and appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

The output looks like:

Hello SomeName,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions
and appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com

But I want the output to look like:

Hello SomeName,

We have received your e-mail, and your question is in the process of
being routed to the appropriate department. Our customer service
representatives will make every effort to respond to your message within
24 hours. In the meantime, if you have not already done so, please take
a moment to look for your answer in the frequently asked questions (FAQ)
section of our site.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We value your opinions and
appreciate your concerns. A customer service representative will be
contacting you soon.

Sincerely,

MySite.com

No indentation ... Is there anyway to do this?

Well you have that indentation literally in the stylesheet so you could
change the stylesheet, simply put the text there without indentation.

Or use xsl:text to mark up your text e.g.

<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:text>Hello </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="$Name"/>
<xsl:text>,

We have received ...
</xsl:text>


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Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
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