> Can anyone tell me why the following does not work? 
> 	<xsl:variable name="lookup" select="document('')/baan:data"/>

because baan:data is not a child of the root, it is a child of the
xsl:stylesheet element. Try document('')/*/baan:data

Mike Kay


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