Hi, I'm getting extra spaces after a node replace. Code: *let **$original* := <div><p>I love flowers (<specify/>).</p> <p>I love flowers: <specify/>.</p></div> *let* *$specify* := <b><i>red, yellow and white ones</i></b> *let* *$new* := *copy* *$copy* := *$original* *modify*(*for **$prompt* *in **$copy*//*specify* *return **replace* *node* *$prompt* *with* * $specify*) *return **$copy* I would expect $new to give: I love flowers (*red, yellow and white ones*). I love flowers: *red, yellow and white ones*. But I get extra spaces inside the parenthesis of the first sentence and before the period of the second sentence: I love flowers (* red, yellow and white ones** *). I love flowers: *red, yellow and white ones** *. You can try my .xqm on BaseX 7.7 1. Create a DB 'test' with chop white spaces to 'no'. 2. Run access http://*localhost:8984*/test-extra-spaces/test-1 from your browser. 3. Look at the .xml in the test DB. It has extra carriage return. It looks like the query assumed that <i> was a block and it felt compelled to add a carriage return and indent. -- France Baril Architecte documentaire / Documentation architect france.baril@architextus.com (514) 572-0341