Pankaj Chaturvedi wrote:

>   <xsl:variable name="re" select="'^(([0-9]{{1,2}})
> )?([A-Z][a-z][a-z]). ([0-9]{{4}})$'"/>

  Sorry, copy&paste error, shouldn't have curly braces doubled (but
should if you put it directly in @regex.)

  Regards,

--drkm