> Ok, I think the answer is "no", but I'm still curious to ask.
No, the answer is yes. Makes a pleasant change.
> 
> 
> In other words, I want to create a set of new nodes, the 
> count of which is
> based upon a *value* contained in the document.

Write a named template that takes the value as a parameter; within the
template, if the parameter is greater than zero, output one node, and make a
recursive call on the template to output the remaining N-1 nodes.

Mike Kay

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