RE: Is it possible to create xsl:sort from input para

> I like the idea of generating the XSLT for the sorting 
> dynamically but can't get into my head how I could import and 
> XSLT document without first saving it to a file. 

If you're in Java (as I see you are), you just write a URIResolver that
recognizes the URI used in xsl:import and returns the required stylesheet
module as a Source object. In fact, you could generate or transform the
stylesheet module from inside your URIResolver.

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