> I have not been able to find a solution to this problem. > Instructions in > the EAD Cookbook for the use of SX (part of the SP package) > suggest manually > adding the DOCTYPE declaration post conversion. SP clearly > parses the SGML > source document but seems to output only well-formed XML. A curious > approach. As a *very* general rule, the SGML dtd is of little use in an XML world, so it kinda, makes sense. Have a look at http://www.jclark.com/sp/sx.htm He wrote it, and has a page dedicated to it. And no, there is no such option. Regards DaveP