<xsl:variable name="filler" as="element()*">
  <xsl:for-each select="1 to 10">
    <filler>N/A</filler>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>

<xsl:copy-of select="(//input-node, $filler)[position() le 10]"/>

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bordeman, Chris [mailto:Chris.Bordeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 22 October 2008 16:39
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  N input nodes to specific number of ouput nodes
> 
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I need to loop through some nodes and output exactly 10 
> output nodes, no matter how many input nodes there are.  If 
> too few input nodes the ouput will just show "N/A" and if too 
> many input nodes they will just be ignored.
> 
> I can do the 'too many' with a for-each and a choose based on 
> position() but don't get how the 'too few' scenario is handled.
> 
> Please help.  Thanks!