Although you may get some help on this,
as a beginner myself I can recommend 
Michael Kay's book, XSLT Programmer's Reference,
(search by title on Amazon will give you details)
as well as www.zvon.org for tutorials and references
online.  There's always the archive (v.slow) and FAQ
for this list, too, at www.mulberrytech.com.

hth
lee


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