xsl loop for display in drop-down box

Subject: xsl loop for display in drop-down box
From: "Seema Ramanathan" <sramanathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:50:57 -0800
Hi
 
I have the following XML tag:
<TITLE>
<FIRST>Something</FIRST>
<FIRST>Everything</FIRST>
<FIRST Selected="Nothing"></FIRST>
</TITLE>
 
I want my XSL to display a drop down box with the first option to be the selected one - that is "Nothing" followed by the others (Something and Everything).
 
Here is the XSL i use:
<select name="FIRST">
<xsl:variable name="tmp"><xsl:value-of select="FIRST/@SELECTED"/></xsl:variable>
<xsl:if test="(normalize($tmp)=true())">
<option><xsl:value-of select="($tmp)"/></option>
<xsl:for-each select="MODEL">
<option><xsl:value-of select="."/></option>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:if>
</select>
 
When i use the above XSL loop I get a drop down with "Nothing" displayed followed by "Something", "Everything" and another blank option. How do i get rid of the blank? I realize its coming from this line "
<FIRST Selected="Nothing"></FIRST>".
 
Is there any way i can ignore it?
 
Any help??? Please and TIA
 
Seema
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