> i have an xml file like this
> 
> <animal name="lion"/>
> 
> from this, i should generate 
>    <option value="lion">lion</option>
> 
>  <xsl:template match="animal/@name">
>    <option>
>    <xsl:attribute name="value"/><xsl:value-of select=".">
>    <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>    </option>
> 

You want
<xsl:template match="animal">
	<option value="{@name}"><xsl:value-of select="@name"/></option>
</xsl:template>

Mike Kay


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