> > What transformation are you actually trying to perform?
> 
> The transformation I'm trying to perform creates a series of 
> groups from the source document based on different criteria 
> and does lookups. It provides the results as a set of tables 
> in the output document. Using the <xsl:for-each/> approach 
> creates repeated sets of results, one for each input 
> document. I also tried:
> 
>     <xsl:apply-templates 
> select="collection('collection.xml')/yourcontent"/>
> 
> This led to the same output, where I got the combined results 
> once for each document in the collection, which seems strange.
> 
> Does this make sense?
> 

It makes sense, but it doesn't help me to help you.

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