apply-templates abnormality???

Good People,

I am trying to create data in my stylesheet and apply a template as if
the data came from the source document.

For example:

        <xsl:variable name="add-apply-button">
            <xsl:element name="button">
                <xsl:element name="file">APPLY_BUTTON</xsl:element>
                <xsl:element name="result">APPLY</xsl:element>
            </xsl:element>
        </xsl:variable>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="$add-apply-button">
            <xsl:with-param
name="submit-form">AddEditView</xsl:with-param>
        </xsl:apply-templates>

I want this to simulate the following xml data:

        <button>
            <file>APPLY_BUTTON</file>
            <result>APPLY</result>
        </button>

It works except for one major problem.  The param "submit-form" does not
seem to get set when the "button" template is applied.  The "button"
template is getting invoked and it is acting as if the data came from
the source document.  The problem is the param.  It is an empty string
even though I am using with-param and giving it a value.

I am using Saxon 6.3.  Does this seem like a problem with my XSLT code
or with Saxon?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Best Regards,
Dave

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