using a variable is a sensible way to go But don't do this
<xsl:variable name="mypos">
<xsl:value-of select="position()"/>
</xsl:variable>
It doesn't store a number in $mypos it stores a result tree fragment
with a root node with child a text node with string value the decimal
expansion of teh number. This is expensive to build, and has to be
converted back to a number before you use it.
<xsl:variable name="mypos" select="position()"/>
stores a number in $mypos.
If you really object to variables
<xsl:value-of select="../../colspec[position() =
count(current()/preceding-sibling::entry)+1]/@colname"/>
but that's likely to be slower
David
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