RE: RE: Can I generate position() values for nodes I

> And was hoping I could do something like this:
>
>  
>     <xsl:key name="positionKey"
> match="/pd:chipDesign/pd:oligoList/pd:probe"
> use="position()"/>
>

position() is not a property of a node, it is a property of the context in
which the node is being processed. When the use expression of xsl:key is
being processed, position() is always 1.

I haven't looked at the detail of your problem, but you probably want
something like

   use="count(preceding-sibling::*)+1"

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/