using <xsl:variable>

["Dhruv Raheja" <dhruv_r@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
     I have a variable whose value I need to increment by 1 every time the 
template is called. i.e. I have an element called <figure> in which I have 
defined a variable called "fig". I need to increment the value of fig every 
time <figure> is called. I initially used the following instructions:

<xsl:template match="figure">
<xsl:variable name="fig" select="($fig+1)"/>
<xsl:value-of select="$fig"/>
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</xsl:template>

However when I saw the output, all the fig values were displayed as 1. I 
realized that since fig was a local variable, it was being initialized each 
time the <figure> template was being called. I need to find a way to 
"remember" the previous value of fig each time <figure> is called, something 
similar to "$fig=$fig + 1".  Is it possible to write such an expression? 
Hope someone can help.

Thanks a lot,
Dhruv

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