> I'm having to unlearn everything I take for granted in Perl 

(think (lisp Not perl@][##*

> "if x, then a=b"

probably better to do

a= if x then b else c

ie


 <xsl:variable name="tint">
    <xsl:choose>
          <xsl:when test="$color='red'">pink</xsl:when>
          <xsl:when test="$color='violet'">lavender</xsl:when>
   </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:variable>

David

   


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