> Then in the template (so goes the theory) I'd just need to do something like:
> 
>    <xsl:value-of select="concat('$', @place)"/>
> 
> But -- duh -- all this does is produce the *string* "$location1," 
> "$location2," and "$location3."

Ah, but what does

 <xsl:value-of select="document('')//xsl:variable[@name=current()/@place]"/>

produce?

David


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