> Given that one can refer to an alternate source document with 
> the document()
> function, how does one go about referring to the original 
> source tree when
> not in that context? 

If you're using document() in your stylesheet, it's probably a good idea to
have a global variable of the form:

<xsl:variable name="topdoc" select="/"/>

Then you can always refer to the root of your top-level document using the
variable reference $topdoc.

Mike Kay


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