Re: handling tags and PIs within a macro

  is it possible to state in the template that when
  there is no <fid> element, the corresponding
  formalpara has no ID?


don't do 

 <formalpara id="{fid}">

do
<formalpara>
 <xsl:if test="fid">
  <xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of select="cid"/>


David


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