> 
> <xsl:template match="//note">
>   <li>
>     <xsl:apply-templates/>
>   </li>
> </xsl:template>
> 

Oh rats! Just when I thought I'd got my head around XSLT. Would you explain why this works, in particular why it prints only
the values of the <note> elements and no blank lines for the <sub1> <sub2 .... elements 

Regards
Roger

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