> wherein string "CIJB" can be anything (CIJB, CEDE or XXX 
> etc). All I am trying to apply different modes depending upon 
> <journalcode> string value and secondly trying suppress the 
> string <journalcode dummy="whatever"/>.
> 
> Hope it makes clear.

No it doesn't. But never mind, if you won't give the information I asked for
(sample input and output) then I will simply ignore the question.

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