>
> Use a variable?
>
> <xsl:variable name="sortkey">
>   <xsl:call-template name="foo"/>
> </xsl:variable>
> <xsl:for-each select="/some/nodes">
>   <xsl:sort select="string($sortkey)"/>
>   ...

Obviously, this is not a solution -- a sort key must be a function of the
current node if it is to be of any use. The value of the sort key above
would be constant for all /some/nodes and will not cause any changes in the
order  they are represented in the node-list.



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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL




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