> Hi
> I am trying to find out search and replace by xslt (text 
> handling). I have tried both the solution given by Jeni 
> Tennison provided within URL 
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/replace.html#d9563e121 . 
> Both seems time taking (700  replacement/minute by saxon). 
> Anyone who can give the faster solution.
> 

How many "acronyms" are there that you are searching for and replacing?

I would have expected the regex technique to be significantly faster - is
it?

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