> I have tried the following:
> 
> <xsl:for-each select="NAVIGATION[PAPA=<xsl:value-of select="$alias"]">
> 
Then try

<xsl:for-each select="NAVIGATION[PAPA=$alias]">

Life is not always as complicated as it seems.

Mike Kay
Software AG

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