Dan Kohn wrote: > Daz, there's a bug in the CVS version of REXML. > The following code produces the error below, but works > perfectly with the default 1.8.2 REXML [...] Thanks Dan. The REXML code in that area looks quite "fluid" and there are clear warnings to "turn away" (which I heeded ;). I've filed a bug report which you might want to check over and then keep a watch on. http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/32 Cheers, daz