ªL ¤lªä wrote:

> the question is, how do i insert the comma at the end of each children 
> element using xsl stylesheet BUT not adding a comma for the last 
> children (e.g. wayne for the smith and Jay)?

Check whether a children is last one.
<xsl:template match="children">
	<xsl:value-of select="."/>
	<xsl:if test="position()!=last()">, </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

 in addition, is there a way 
> to use xsl:if statment that will give a condition that states "if the 
> number of element (children in the above example) are more than 1"

Just as you said:
<xsl:if test="count(children) > 1">


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Oleg Tkachenko
Multiconn International, Israel


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