From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE:  Merging two xml files using a template file.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:15:23 -0000

>
> I am just trying to make one xsl file. But it fails at
> line :    <xsl:copy-of select="$local/$elemName"/>
>
> It says TestNode expected here....
>
> Can't I combine two variables ???
>

Variables hold values, not parts of an expression. The thing after "/"
must be an expression that returns a nodeset, not a variable that holds
a string that you want to interpret as an expression that returns a
node-set.

Use $local/*[name()=$elemName]

Michael Kay


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