Please try this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />

<xsl:template match="/orders">
  <orders>
    <xsl:copy-of select="order[not(contains(ordereditems, 'stupid'))]" />
  </orders>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Regards,
Mukul

"supranoob" wrote:

> Hey all,
> First off, I must admit that this xsl stuff is really throwing me around 
> in a loop. So far it is more than a tad over my head. I am pretty sure 
> that what I am trying to do can be done, I just can't seem to find any 
> straight (well, easy to grasp) info on it.
> 
> I have xml like this;
> <orders>
>     <order>
>         <ordernumber>54321</ordernumber>
>         <ordereditems>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>stupid part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>         </ordereditems>
>     </order>
>     <order>
>         <ordernumber>12345</ordernumber>
>         <ordereditems>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>         </ordereditems>
>     </order>
>     <order>
>         <ordernumber>ABCDE</ordernumber>
>         <ordereditems>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>some other stupid part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>         </ordereditems>
>     </order>
> </orders>
> 
> And my desired output is another xml file like this;
> <orders>
> 	<order>
>         <ordernumber>12345</ordernumber>
>         <ordereditems>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>             <ordereditem>
>                 <partnumber>smart part</partnumber>
>             </ordereditem>
>         </ordereditems>
>     </order>
> </orders>
> 
> The output only contains orders that do not have any ordereditems that 
> have the word 'stupid' in the partnumbers. If anyone could give some 
> insight as to what I need to do, or if you have any links to an article 
> about using xsl in this way that is easy to understand then I would be 
> very grateful.
> 
> Thanks,
> J