Yeah this is much more elegant. A useful way to thing about this problem (for me atleast) is to
think that the datastructure is already there, to create the output I just have to traverse it
based on what information I need.
Slowly, I'm getting used to this new way of thinking ...

Thanks to Jay and Mukul for additional help.
Anupam.

--- JBryant@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> A little more thinking reveals that:
> 
> <xsl:choose>
>   <xsl:when test="position() = 1">
>     <tr>
>       <td><xsl:value-of select="."/></td>
>       <td>1</td>
>       <td><xsl:value-of select="@count"/></td>
>     </tr>
>   </xsl:when>
>   <xsl:otherwise>
>     <tr>
>       <td><xsl:value-of select="."/></td>
>       <td><xsl:value-of select="sum(preceding::reg/@count) + 1"/></td>
>       <td><xsl:value-of select="sum(preceding::reg/@count) + 
> @count"/></td>
>     </tr>
>   </xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
> 
> 
> can be just:
> 
> <tr>
>   <td><xsl:value-of select="."/></td>
>   <td><xsl:value-of select="sum(preceding::reg/@count) + 1"/></td>
>   <td><xsl:value-of select="sum(preceding::reg/@count) + @count"/></td>
> </tr>
> 
> because the sum of the empty set will be 0.
> 
> Jay Bryant
> Bryant Communication Services
> (presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies)
> 
> 



	
		
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