> i want to make use of the commandline xalan parameter -PARAM 
> for the xsl 
> below
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <xsl:param name="commandparam" select=""/>
> <xsl:value-of select="$commandparam"/>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> 
> My questions are:
> 1. If i want to read the parameter through -PARAM, is the 
> above xsl correct?

No, the <xsl:param> needs to be outside the <xsl:template>

Michael Kay
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