something like
<xsl:template match="/input">
<output>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node">
<xsl:sort select="rank" data-type="number" order="ascending"/>
</xsl:apply-templates>
</output>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="node">
<node>
<xsl:copy-of select="rank"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node">
<xsl:sort select="rank" data-type="number" order="ascending"/>
</xsl:apply-templates>
</node>
</xsl:template>
David
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