NIST The "getAttributeNS(namespaceURI,localName)" method retrieves an attribute value by local name and NamespaceURI. Retrieve the first "emp:address" element. Create a new attribute with the "createAttributeNS()" method. Add the new attribute with the "setAttributeNS()" method. The value returned by the "getAttributeNS()" method should be the empty string since the attribute does not have a default value. Mary Brady 2001-08-17