> From: val iliescu <xslt_2001@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I now all that already, but thx anyway;
> the xml doc is created by someone else and
> I can not do anything to change it.
> It seems that a 'substring...' function might
> do the trick actually.

If you use a java based XSLT processor and are not afraid
of simple java programming, search the archives of this list
for "document() as extension mechanism" for a kludgy but
working solution for your problem.
I sent some examples to Mr.Kay for inclusion into the samples
section of Saxon.

Regards
J.Pietschmann

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