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> count(Title) eq 1 and > count(Author) ge 0 and > count(Date) eq 1 and > count(*[not(name() = ('Title','Author','Date'))]) eq 0 It's often inefficient to use count, and always inefficient and namespace unsafe to use name() and string comparisons. I'd use Title and Date and empty(* except (Title[1],Date[1],Author)) David ________________________________________________________________________ The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 1249803. The registered office is: Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, United Kingdom. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. ________________________________________________________________________
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