Hi Eric,

> is there a way to change the value of a parameter or a variable after it's 
> been declared?  like with an if statement?

No.

> 		<xsl:param name="color">123456</xsl:param>
> 		<xsl:if test="ancestor::top_bar">
> 			<xsl:param name="color">ffffff</xsl:param>
> 		</xsl:if>
> 		<xsl:if test="ancestor::bottom_bar">
> 			<xsl:param name="color">000000</xsl:param>
> 		</xsl:if>
> 
> It doesn't seem to work with variables or parameters.  is there some other 
> way?

You can declare a new variable like this:

<xsl:param name="color">123456</xsl:param>
<xsl:variable name="color2">
   <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="ancestor::top_bar">ffffff</xsl:when>
      <xsl:when test="ancestor::bottom_bar">000000</xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of select="$color" /></xsl:otherwise>
   </xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>

Now $color2 contains the value you want.
Hope that helps,
Oliver


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