delete this:

<xsl:if test=" $col > 10">
<xsl:message terminate="yes"> Panic </xsl:message>
</xsl:if>

change this

 <xsl:for-each select="/descendant::*[position() &lt; string-length($spans)]">

to

 <xsl:for-each select="/descendant::*[position() &lt;
     string-length(translate($spans,'123456789',''))]"> 

Now, what do I win?

David

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