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> but this just results in everything getting included in the node-set > several times No, a set only ever contains one copy of each of its members. the set {1,1,2,3} is the same set as {1,2,3}. I think your mis-use of the terminology is confusing you. You don't want to filter a node set (which means that you can't simply use Xpath) you want to generate modified nodes (so you have to use XSLT). If you have a node set $input corresonding to <root> <node>This node should always be included in the node-set</node> <node lang="en">This node should only be included in the <b>English</b> node-set</node> <node lang="de">This node should only be included in the <b>German</b> node-set</node> </root> then $input is a set of _one_ node, (/) the parent node of that root element. If you use any XPath at all to select children of that node then either it will select the element node with name root or it won't. If it does select that element then the element will be unchanged (it will still have all its original descendents, although these descendents may or may not be in the node set). You can generate a result tree in which every element satisfies @lang='en' or not(@lang) by <xsl:template match="*"> <xsl:copy> <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/> <xsl:apply-templates/> </xsl:copy> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="*[not(@lang='en' or not(@lang))"/> David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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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