Ok thanks James.
I am aware of the call-template tag.
However the issue I have was with the fact that
if I was to call the template by name, how would I deal
with the fact that I want to use the first <bitfield> node,
and then the next and then the next etc.. with each pass of
recursion?
Below it is done by the select attribute, which
<call-template> does not have?
Thanks for the book reference. I have just ordered
Michael Kays XSLT Programmers reference, but I may add that
to my shopping list to.
Thanks
PD
just to add to M Kay prev post
you would use the following syntax to call a template
for example
<xsl:call-template name="sometemplatefunction">
<xsl:with-param name="my_nodes_i_want_to_apply_more_stuff_too"
select="/mynodes" />
</xsl:call-template>
see that the <xsl:with-param/> has a 'select statement
then the accompanying named template must declare a xsl:param to use it
within the context of the template
as so;
<xsl:template name="sometemplatefunction">
<xsl:param name="my_nodes_i_want_to_apply_more_stuff_too" select="/.." />
no do more stuff .....
</xsl:template>
gl, jim fuller
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