> I am using msxml v2 (not by choice), and not having any luck 
> learning a scripting language on the fly.

It seems people have stopped giving you the standard answer that you
used to get on this list: don't go there.

Microsoft's WD-xsl is obsolete, badly documented, short of functional
capabilities, non-standard, and generally a pain.

You're on your own, I'm afraid. This list is about XSLT.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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