<xsl:for-each select="document('factories.xml')//factory">
 <xsl:choose>
   <xsl:when test="count(preceding-sibling::factory/@widget) > $limit">
     <!-- output gadgets -->
      <tr>
              <td><xsl:value-of select="@name" /></td>
              <td>nbsp</td>
              <td><xsl:value-of select="$gadgets" /></td>
      </tr>
   </xsl:when>
   <xsl:otherwise>
     <!-- output widgets -->
      <tr>
              <td><xsl:value-of select="@name" /></td>
              <td><xsl:value-of select="@widgets" /></td>
              <td>nbsp</td>
      </tr>
   </xsl:otherwise>
 </xsl:choose>

Failing that, come up with a concise input XML and give an example of
the required output XML.  Your original question was a bit wordy...

Any other takers?

I'd have to have to resort to some hack if I can do this with XSL.

-S

On 7/10/06, Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Problem:  I need to make a table of the output required of 4 factories
> next month.
>
>                   Widgets    Gadgets
> Factory A     2
> Factory B     3
> Factory C                       4
> Factory D                       1
>
> Widget quota = 5
> Gadget quota = 5