Yes, that was it.  Thank you VERY much!
My final code ended up being:
<xsl:value-of separator="">
                  
  <xsl:sequence select="for $i in 1 to xs:integer($max) return $char"/>
</xsl:value-of>
--Jim Neff
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:32 AM
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] Data types and xsl:sequence
<a>
  <xsl:value-of separator="">
    <xsl:sequence select="'aaa'"/>
    <xsl:sequence select="'bbb'"/>
  </xsl:value-of>
</a>
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