>  when I use the following code to get the string 
> value, the result  reads JUNE06 rather than just plain old 
> JUNE. 

That's because of the line:

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

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

> 
> <xsl:variable name="date" select="document('http://xobjex.com/cgi-bin/
> date.pl')/date"/>
>                   <xsl:text>LAST REVISED: </xsl:text>
>                   <xsl:variable name="month" 
> select="$date/utc/month"/>
>                                  <xsl:choose>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 01">January</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 02">February</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 03">March</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 04">April</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 05">May</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 06">June</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 07">July</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 08">August</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 
> 09">September</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 10">October</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 11">November</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:when test="$month = 12">December</xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:otherwise>INVALID MONTH</xsl:otherwise>
>                       </xsl:choose>
> 
>                   <xsl:value-of select="$month"/>
>                   <xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
>                   <xsl:value-of select="$date/utc/year"/>
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance....
> 
> 
> 	------ bob wilkins -----