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> Indeed i'm using only includes, not imports. However, i thought that the two are > basicaly the same, the only diference being their precedence, concept that i > don't understand completly. xsl:include is more or less the same as taking the body of the styleseet you are including (ie everything inside xsl:stylesheet) and sticking it at the point that the xsl:include appears. so if you include two variable definitions for the same variable (or two templates matching the same thing) that is an error, just as if those clashing declarations had appeared directly in a single stylesheet. xsl:import on the other hand has the import precedence feature, the exact details of which are slightly baroque but the basic idea is simple: any definitions in the importing styleseet are allowed to conflict (and over-ride) definitions in the imported styleseet. the idea being that if you want to import some common (or publicly accessible) styleseet but make some changes you can import it then just definie whatever variables or templates you want to define and your definitions will win. David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
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