j2sdk1.4.0 xslt and setParameter

I have been using jdk1.3.1 just fine with the following

        trans.setParameter("AccountAutoCatalog",
"header.accountAutoCatalog");

and a matching

        <xsl:variable name="AccountAutoCatalog" select="default"/>

With jdk1.3.1 the setParameter works fine and I get
"header.accountAutoCatalog", with j2sdk1.4.0 I get the default value
"default"

Any thoughts ??

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