> I know, the match attribute is a pattern, where I can't use variables
> but how can I solve the problem:
> 'read element names from a document B and use them as template pattern
> in document a'

one possible solution I think:

<xsl:template match="*">
   <xsl:if test="$start/*[name() = name(current())]">
      ...
   
Cheers,
Oliver

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