> How do I put an aprotophy in this string...
> 
> <xsl:value-of select="concat('[@name = &apos;',@name,'&apos;]')"/>
> 

Try
<xsl:variable name="apos">'</xsl:variable>
<xsl:value-of select="concat('[@name = ',$apos,@name,$apos,']')"/>

Mike Kay
Software AG

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