> Why is this variable not in scope outside of the 
> xsl:choose? 

because elements scope variable bindings in XSL.
This is a FAQ you want the choose inside the variable, not the other way
round. (This is anyway the more natural way, you want to define $rowstyle
with a value depending on some condition)

David

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