> NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:-) Haha Ok!  


> <xsl:template match="packet" >
> 	<xsl:if  test="../packet/para/title">

 This is actually doing what I want it to do, not really a problem
 since I've used this not to display the titles.

> 	<xsl:when 
> test="contains(/para/text/@text.role,'normal')">
> 
> This query looks for a para element immediately below the 
> document root
> so will always return an empty node set, and thus an empty string.
> 
> you want 
> <xsl:when test="contains(para/text/@text.role,'normal')">
   
I tried the above but it only returns the first para with a text,	
and after that it ingores every para.





> 		 	(<xsl:value-of select="//para/@secur.classif"/>)
> 
> This query always, for every packet, returns the value of the first
> secur.classif attribute in the whole document.
> 
> you want
> 
> 		 	(<xsl:value-of select="para/@secur.classif"/>)

Tried this I get an empty node return, therefore I've used the above
to give me the value of the @secur.classif which is the same through
out the whole document.


> 
> or perhaps
> 
> 		 	(<xsl:value-of 
> select=".//para/@secur.classif"/>)
> if there are para elements not immediately children of packet.


Haven't tried this, but will do this right away.

> 
> 
> 	<xsl:value-of select="para/text"/>
> ah finally a query that is looking inside the current packet element.
> This one looks right.
> 
> David
 
Again the <xsl:value-of select="para/text"/> only returns the first
para/text encountered in the entire document and all the other instances
there is an empty node return.  

What works for me is the following:

<xsl:template match="para">
	<xsl:value-of select="text"/>
	<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:templates>

An this is what I had been using until today, when I changed my xsl and
tried every 
format (except the last one noted) and don't get the result that I need.
FYI for those
of you wondering if it was working fine before why change it.  Well I needed
to manage
graphics to place them in a specific area, and I'm still at a loss how
exactly to do that
without having to change their location in the XML.  

Thanks for you patience Dave, but I think I'll keep picking at it and see
what 
happens.

Eddy


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