> I always figured that given the scoping rules of xsl:variable 
> it shouldn't require as many resources as xsl:param. This is 
> probably just one of those things where a fuzzy idea on my 
> part, without much thought behind it, has translated to a 
> prejudice. Any opinion as to whether there are likely 
> performance gains?

It's better to use xsl:variable if you don't intend to use it as a
parameter, because it gives the system better opportunities to optimize
variable references.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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