CDATA elements cannot be placed inside attributes. In attributes you can escape special characters with entities like > = > < = < & = & " = "
But storing long texts in attributes seems to be not the best solution. If you use an XML handling library for creating your XML, you don't have to care about escaping - it is necessary only when you assemble it "manually". Attila pbn> well i tried this but it does not work either pbn> pbn> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> pbn> <icons> pbn> <icon image="gif/guillaume.gif" tooltip="tooltip" content="<![CDATA[" pbn> <a href="http://www.google.com">link</a> " ]]>" /> pbn> </icons> pbn> pbn> any idea?? pbn> pbn> thanlks for your help pbn> jeanphy _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com