> nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
> This is in the output on the screen.

if that's what you get it's a bug in the system, so not much more
we can say on a generic xsl list.

> I cant do this because i get a java lang null pointer exception
getting a null pointer exception is also a bug.

I suggest you take it up on the xalan-specific mailing lists.

David

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