[xsl] xsl:variable question

["Long Zhao" <LZhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi everyone

here are two xsl files :

<xsl:template match="/">
	<xsl:variable name="mode">1</xsl:variable>
	......
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="dosomething">
	<xsl:if test="$mode='1'">
		.....
	</xsl:if>
	.....
</template>
------------------------------------
<xsl:template match="/">
	<xsl:variable name="mode" select='1'/>
	......
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="dosomething">
	<xsl:if test="$mode='1'">
		.....
	</xsl:if>
	.....
</template>

why the first one does not work, but the second one works.

am i doing anything wrong in the first xsl?

thanks

Long

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