your XPath expression is
a:document/content/*/text

does your input xml document have the prefix on all the elements. This 
expression will return null since the 'text' elements are not in the 
namespace "a".

try using
a:document/a:content//a:text

Also, you can omit the * for descendants.


thanks,
swapna



"the_Jackal" <presley.david@g...> wrote in message 
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> my schema captures all the necesary content when exporting from MS-Word
> (using true XML)
>
> from XSL - i have the same sort of thing using the "*" for headings and
> its fine
> the schema allows for mixed content also in the content element
>
>
> ** XML **
> <text>the lazy <text_bold>cow</text_bold> got eaten by a hungry
> <text_italic>fox</text_italic></text>
>
> ** XSL **
> ---
> <xsl:template match="a:document/content/*/text">
> <p><xsl:value-of select="node()"/></p>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="a:document/content/*/text_bold">
> <strong><xsl:value-of select="node()"/></strong> <!-- bold -->
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="a:document/content/*/text_italic"> <!-- italic -->
> <em><xsl:value-of select="node()"/></em>
> </xsl:template>
>