<?xml:stylesheet href="http://localhost/begaspnet/ch05/exercise2.css" type="text/css" ?>

Using line above, IE has no problem accessing my cascading style sheet to format my xml file. However, Netscape 7.1 fails to recognize this style sheet. In fact Netscape specifically gives a message that reads:

        "This XML file does not appear to have any style information
        associated with it. The document tree is shown below."

I'd appreciate any insights as to why IE can access this css, but Netscape can't???

Have you checked the docs to see if this particular version of Netscape supports this processing instruction?

Joe (MVP - xml)

Actually Joe, I haven't. I'm learning XML via Wrox's "Beginning ASP.NET using C#". This code is provided in one of the exercises, and this book leads me to believe that it should work in both browsers. (I've asked the same question to the forum that applies specifically to this book, but haven't had much luck getting an answer).

Can you point me to the documentation you're referring to? Any other ideas?

Thanks!

I'm looking at the docs although they appear to say it should work. I assume
was a typo in your post, it should have a hyphen, xml is not a namespace?
Also how do you open the xml, via your local web server or as a local file, by double clicking, for instance?

Joe (MVP - xml)

You solved my problem! Replacing the colon with the hyphen did it. Apparently IE is more forgiving than Netscape.

In my defense, my book actually uses a colon. I'll be sure send to a note to the errata address.

Thanks very much Joe. These little things can really eat at you.