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I found the answer. Variables created that way (not using select) are considered Reference Tree Fragment (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4wwc9138.aspx).

It's still possible to use the variable content the normal way, although the object will be a RTF.

Now, If you have a list of nodes, you have to transform the variable to a NodeSet and then call the nodes() function like

msxsl:node-set($myvariable)/node()

Then it will be just like creating a variable with the select argument.

Very simple example... but don't understand why.

 <xsl:variable name="i" select="1" />      <xsl:variable name="a" select="35" />      <xsl:variable name="b" select="'fn'" />      <xsl:variable name="c">        <xsl:if test="$i < $a">          <xsl:value-of select="$b" />        </xsl:if>        <xsl:if test="$i = $a">'test'</xsl:if></xsl:variable>

At the end, value is a node instead of just the text 'fn'.

If I use

xsl:variable name="c" select="$b" />

Then the value is correct (just 'fn').

Any help?