<dtml-var "_.DateTime()" fmt="%d %B %Y"> ...works fine <dtml-var "_.DateTime()" fmt='%d %B %Y'> ...barfs with a 'Document Template Parse Error': Invalid attribute name, "%B", for tag <dtml-var "_.DateTime()" fmt='%d %B %Y'>, on line 5 of index_html weird huh? ideas anyone? cheers, Chris