> 
> <xsl:variable name="local_field">
>     (field1)|(field2)|field3)
> </xsl:variable>
> 
> won't work because then $local_field is a string and not a node set.
>  
> Do you have any suggestion for me?

What's wrong with 
<xsl:variable name="local_field" select="field1 | field2 | field3"/> ?

Mike Kay


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