XLT If Statement

I translate XML to HL7.

In my XLT I have IF statements that test whether a variable equals to a field name in the XML.

@Field eq=.

One of the fields in the XML has a space before the field name, see XML example below. Therefore, Cloverleaf doesn’t recognize this field.

APT 1

If I add a space before the field name in the IF statement I get a syntax error.

Is there a way to put a space between the equal sign and the string, so cloverleaf recognizes the string name? I tried adding quotes but had no luck.

@fld_name eq =hc_address2

Thanks, Susan