Template Matching the Root Node

[montek]

I am trying some XSLT transformations and barely know what I'm doing. =) That being said, I have had some luck, but am having a problem (mostly with understanding) something specific.

First off, I am using ASP (and the MS XML object: Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM&quot) to process *part* of an SMIL document into HTML. The first thing I'm doing in ASP is grabbing a particular node and its subtree (because I don't want the whole document). I'm accomplishing this with the following code:

Set oNodeList = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("say")
set oPanel = oNodeList(panel) 'To get a particular "say" panel

This gives me this SMIL node:

<say end=&quot;submit&quot;>
	<p>
		To begin with, how likely are you to <font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;><b>visit Internet sites</b></font>?
	</p>
	<input type=&quot;group&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; title=&quot;Internet Visitation&quot;/>
		<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; value=&quot;1&quot;/>Regularly<br/>
		<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; value=&quot;2&quot;/>Occasionally<br/>	
		<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; value=&quot;3&quot;/>Seldom<br/>	
		<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; value=&quot;4&quot;/>Never<br/>	
		<input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;int&quot; value=&quot;5&quot;/>Don't Know<br/>	
	<p>
		<input type=&quot;submit&quot;/>
	</p>
</say>

Then I use this code to transform the document and print it ou:

set xsl = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xsl.async = false
xsl.load(Server.MapPath("script.xsl"))
Response.Write oPanel.transformNode(xsl)

And all is lovely, for the most part. Here's the XSL:

<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot;?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl&quot;>[/URL]

<xsl:template match=&quot;/&quot;>
	<hr /> <h1>HELLO WORLD</h1>
     <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match=&quot;* | text() | @*&quot;>
     <xsl:copy>
          <xsl:apply-templates select=&quot;@*&quot;/>
          <xsl:apply-templates/>
     </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match=&quot;input[@type = 'group']&quot;>
	<h1>INPUT TYPE = GROUP OMITTED</h1>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match=&quot;input[@type = 'submit']&quot;>
	<h1>BUTTON</h1>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

The problem is I can actually accomplish the omission of the input type="group" tag and the button, but I can't seem to get the match of "/" to match the document root. I thought it *had* to match this no matter what, but I don't seem to be seeing that HELLO WORLD.

Any ideas would be . . . most helpful. TIA! Monte Kalisch
Brainbench MVP for ASP

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