> On each XSL files I'm setting a global variable to store the current date time.
..
> And then have a template that in theory might execute last as it
> appends content to the end of the xml file which calls a template in
> an included file
..
> Problem is that the startExecutionTime and the CurrentExecutionTime
> are always the same resulting in zero duration

:) good isn't it?  Here's a thread that explains the reasons behind it:

http://markmail.org/thread/tksyyih3gpxfd65c

There is definitely scope for an exslt extension to handle this requirement.


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