> I'm at the point of wondering if XSLT is the best approach 
> here. It's a helluva hammer, but is my problem really a nail?

You haven't really explained (a) what you want to do with this data, or (b)
why you're finding it difficult to do in XSLT. So far it all seems very
straightforward indeed.

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