> <xsl:if test="@name[not (translate (., '$lowerCase', 
> '$upperCase') 
> 
> *Not So* with the first <xsl: if> where I use variables 
> instead of the string 'A...Z'
> 

$var is a reference to the variable var, '$var' in quotes is a string of
four characters.

I'm sure you knew that really...

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