> Could you explain more about the recursive template that splits on .  Will
> this remove all text after the first .  I really only want to strip after
> the last as there can be several full stops i  each extract.

Have a look at Dave Pawson's XSLT faq:

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/sect21.html

Specifically entry 13 in the strings section:

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N7240.html

cut and paste ahoy!

cheers
andrew