> I am not sure if i understand the concept fully. If I follow your advice my
> output of: <xsl:copy-of select="$CategoryPointer"/>
> 
> Is then this:

Yes, but that doesn't show if $CategoryPointer is a document node with
child <news> or whether it is a <news> node. as those two cases act the
same way with copy-of.

Your original version made a document node, I think mine made an element
node.


> But if I do: 
> <xsl:copy-of select="$CategoryPointer/HeadlineColor"/>
> 
> I don't get anything bu

If th evariable holds a document node then its fist child is <news> not
<headlineColor. So that would select nothing and you'd need

<xsl:value-of select="$CategoryPointer/news/HeadlineColor"/>

But if the variable is bound to the news element then you'd need

<xsl:value-of select="$CategoryPointer/HeadlineColor"/>

Also this is assuming that your default namespace is no-namespace,
otherwise you will have to adjust your XPaths to select HeadlineColor in
that namespace.

David

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