Gerhard,
	Thanks but I'm a bit confused. What version of Xalan are you using? I am
using Xalan 1.2 and when I define the two variables just inside the
stylesheet, I get the following error:

"Transforming...
XSL Error: pattern = 'document(concat($DocType,'else.xml'))'
VariableReference given for variable out of context or without definition!
Name = DocType, source tree node: #document."

This, as far as I can understand it, happens because I call 'DocType' in
'RecordLayout'. If I define 'RecordLayout' in the template, no such error
occurs.

I have also found that, if I define a variable or parameter IN a template in
terms of another on the same level as it - as you want them to be here,
except outside any template - then Xalan has no problem.


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