>why wont this work
>< <xsl:value-of select="@Type"> > myvalue </ <xsl:value-of select="@Type">
>

it won't work because it prevents your stylesheet from being well-formed.

The xsl:element element type gives you the most flexibility in creating
names for your output elements, and will solve your problem. Try something
more like 

  <xsl:element name="{@Type}">myvalue</xsl:element>

Bob DuCharme       www.snee.com/bob       <bob@  
snee.com>  see www.snee.com/bob/xmlann for "XML:
The Annotated Specification" from Prentice Hall.


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