> Hi, I am new to the list and XSL.  In an XSLT stylesheet I am 
> currently
> working on, I want to compare the name of the current note's 
> parent with a
> string using <xsl:if>.

If the name is known statically, use:

<xsl:if test="parent::b">

Otherwise, use

<xsl:if test="name(..)=$variable">

Mike Kay

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