read variable from another template

Hi!
Anyone knows how to read a variable value from another template in the
same document?

for example:
<xsl:template match="/root">
  <xsl-variable name="var1" select="/root/valor" />
.... more xsl code
           <xsl:apply-templates select ="/root/ids" />
.... more xsl code
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="ids" match="ids">
    <xsl:value-of select="$var1/>
.... more xsl code
</xsl:template>

something like that.... 
I need to use a value given in the first template.

regards.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:02:27 GMT
Subject: Re:  calling templates depending on content
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



> Still  tweaking David,

oops sorry, thanks for the correction Wendell.



David

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