I wrote:

> > The preceding line works, but what I really want is:
> > 
> > <xsl:template match="//category[@b={$target_category}]">
> 
> Lose the curly braces.  You don't want to use an attribute 
> value template here (and can't anyway--they're not allowed 
> within XPath expressions), just a variable reference.

IPBT[1].  Ignore this; I just realized this was a match attribute, in which
case you can't use a variable in the expression, either.  Sorry for any
confusion.

cheers,
b.

[1] I Posted Before Thinking.  Rather common condition at the end of the day
when the caffeine wears off.

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