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XSL need help translating XML to html hyperlink

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but im new to XML, and i just cant get my head around this problem.

imagine the following XML

Code:

<student name=chris>

  <link>http://.chris.com</link>

<student>

i need to use XSL to translate that to a html hyperlink in the form of

Code:

<a hreh="http://chris.com">chris</a>

at first i tried

Code:

<a href=" 

<xsl:value-of select="student/link"/>

">

<xsl:value-of select="student/@name"/>

</a>

but that generates a nasty error, obviously because i have embedded tags.

how am i meant to solve this problem ????

i have tried storeing "chris.com" in a xsl variable, but then all i get is a hyperlink to a variable name.

google is clueless, does anyone here have any idea's ??

And then i discover what <xsl:attribute name="href"> is for !

its funny how after searhching and reading about xslt for an eternatiy, and giving up and asking the question on a forum, the answer presents itself !

ohh well, sorry for wasting your time :p