> If we have a way to make a nodeset of text notes from a string XSLT
> would be almost magical :)  

> Can someone write an extension function of this type for 
> Saxon or Xalan
> so we could experiment a bit, please? 

Sounds like saxon:tokenize() which already exists.

Mike Kay

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