----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Welch" <awelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> I need to output a number for the first occurance of node <para> within
any
> <step>. For example:
>
> <step1>
>   <para>here</para>
>   <step2>
>     <specpara>
>       <para>here</para>
>     </specpara>
>     <para>not here</para>
>   </step2>
>   <para>not here</para>
> </step1>

your best bet is to have a recursive template that walks through the entire
tree, though since your steps are all named differently maybe you have a
different approach for each step ? thats not such a worry as u could have
the recursive template just search through all child elements.

to identify a para as 1st try something like selecting/testing for para[1]

cheers, jim fuller


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