[xsl] value-of and param

["Luke Ambrogio" <luke.ambrogio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,
 
 i have a param tag with a text value, example
 
 <xsl:param name="name" select="sdf"/>
 
 and then i use a value-of tag to get its value, example
 
 <xsl:value-of select="$name"/>
 
 but it does not work, once i change it with a numeric value it works,
 anybody has an idea?
 
 Regards
 Luke Ambrogio