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> But just to ilustrate how vars should be used, > > <xsl:variable name="t1"> > <xsl:value-of > select="sum(/Trade/Record[Payment]/Payment)" /> > </xsl:variable> Don't use this construct unless you have a very good reason. It's much better to write: <xsl:variable name="t1" select="sum(/Trade/Record[Payment]/Payment)" /> Why? Firstly, it's shorter and more readable. More importantly, the resulting value is a number, not a result tree fragment. A number is a much simpler object than a result tree fragment, so it's cheaper to create and cheaper to access. There are also some contexts, for example in the predicate P[$t1], where it's important for correct operation that the value should be a number. Michael Kay
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