I can't see any reason why this shouldn't work. Which processors have you
tried?

Mike Kay

> Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated - here's 
> a simplified example:
> 
> <xsl:template match="test1">
>    <xsl:variable name="var1">
>      <xsl:call-template name="foo"/>   <!-- output copied properly -->
>      <xsl:value-of select="test2"/>    <!-- output copied properly -->
>      <xsl:apply-templates/>            <!-- has no effect !!????   -->
>    </xsl:variable>
>    <xsl:call-template name="fontstyle">
>      <xsl:with-param name="param1" select="$var1"/>
>    </xsl:call-template>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template name="fontstyle">
>    <xsl:param name="param1"/>
>    <B><xsl:copy-of select="$param1"/></B>
> </xsl:template>
> 


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