RE: find position of first occurrence in a node set

> Anyway, you can use the xsl:number instruction to get what you want:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> 
>   <xsl:template match="/">
>     <xsl:number select="transaction_set/segment[@type='HL']"/>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 

Note that the select attribute of xsl:number is new in XSLT 2.0. In 1.0 you
need

<xsl:for-each select="transaction_set/segment[@type='HL']">
  <xsl:number/>
</xsl:for-each>

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