> the encoding isn't *in* the XML file, it's an artifact of the
> serialization model used for a specific XML infoset. the XML
> data is pure Unicode.
Sorry, but no. The *file* is what I am talking about, and the way it is
encoded does, in fact, really make a difference to some users. They have a
right, I think, to expect that the original encoding gets preserved when the
file is rewritten.
Edward
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