> From: Jo Bourne [mailto:venus@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:47 AM
> Subject:  xsl:include of a variable file
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to include one xsl in another based on a variable 
> (which happens to be the name of the xsl I wish to include). 
> 
> <xsl:include href="$something"/>
> 
> does not seem to work, although <xsl:value-of 
> select="$something"/> does output the correct filename. what 
> is the right way to do this? I assume I am misunderstanding 
> how to use the variable.

XSLT prohibits the use of variables in xsl:include or xsl:import elements.
Variables are assigned at run-time, but import/include elements are
processed when the stylesheet is compiled, so their href values must be
defined explicitly.

See http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/nono.html#d1243e280.

cheers,
b.

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