RE: variable in filter doesn't work??

> why doesn't this work?
> -----------------------
> <xsl:variable name="filter" select='"cat = &apos;zoro&apos;"'/> 
Because the value of your predicate is a string. The string is converted
to a boolean, and a non-empty string is always treated as "true".
> I really trying to filter based on a parameter, if the 
> parameter is empty, don't filter.  If it is something, filter.
I see no parameter.

Michael Kay
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