> 
> Any ideas on how to re-arrange things so I don't have to add all these 
> "default like" templates?

elements for whiic you havent defined a template will run teh default
template for elements which is more or less

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

so all you need to do is redefine that to have a parameter and to pass
it on.

David


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