>>>>> "David" == David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    David> On the other hand he _said_ the problem was

    >>> but the function replace is not recognized

    David> which would indicate that he isn't using XSLT, perhaps the
    David> dreaded microsoft dialect?

Replace is new in XPath 2.0, so your hypothesis isn't necessary.
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Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire