> <xsl:template match="abc:configuration/drillOutDir">
>    <xsl:element name="drillOutDir">
>       <xsl:value-of select="abc:configuration/drillOutDir"/>
>    </xsl:element>
>    </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> but that will not do anything unless you apply templates to the
> drillOutDir element.

I haven't seen the source document, but even if the above template is
invoked, it will only do anything useful if there is a structure something
like this:

<abc:configuration>
  <drillOutDir>
    <abc:configuration>
      <drillOutDir>

(namespaces and all).

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/