> 
> declare all variables;
> 
> when (mode=edit)
>    assign values to all variables
> otherwise
>    assign diff values all variables
> 
> Any suggestions??
> 
You could declare a single variable whose value is an XML tree, and
reference items within the tree using path expressions:

<xsl:variable name="tree">
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="cond1">
   <var1>17</var1>
   <var2>erge</var2>
   <var3>;ousv</var3>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
  ...


then
   <xsl:value-of select="xx:node-set($tree)/var2"/>

Michael Kay
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