Usually the depth you need is derivable from the structure of the source
and you don't need an explict depth param, eg:

<xsl:for-each select="ancestor::*">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</xsl:for-each>


However if you do need a depth param and want to make $depth such tds
the easiest way is


<xsl:for-each select="(//*)[position() &lt;= $depth]">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</xsl:for-each>

David

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