The solution Ken provided addressed the issue.

thanks,
J

On 9/1/07, Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John Smith wrote:
> > sorry my bad, I missed out the <e/> at the end. It's not a programming
> > exercise but I was trying to simplify my problem instead of posting
> > large xml and xslt content to avoid cluttering the actual problem.
> >
> ... but it is the actual problem that is not clear now....
>
> someone (Ken) posted a large solution to your problem. Did this address
> your issue? Can you clarify his questions about your inquiry? Where you
> able to adopt it to your needs? Could you provide us with the XSLT
> you've got so far and where you go wrong? (again, a small set would
> help, of course). What is the environment you use it in? What
> version/processor of XSLT are you using?
>
> We all like to help, but first of, we need the right information to give
> the right answer. Also see the posting guidelines, send to you each
> month and available online:
> http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list/index.html#posting
>
> Cheers,
> -- Abel Braaksma