, :
<xsl:template name="calcseconds">
<xsl:param name="date" />
<xsl:value-of select="(((substring($date,1,4) - 1970) * 365)+floor((substring($date,1,4) - 1970) div 4)+substring('000,031,059,090,120,151,181,212,243,273,304,334,365',substring($date,6,2)*4-3,3)+(substring($date,9,2)-1)+(1-floor(((substring($date,1,4) mod 4) + 2) div 3))*floor((substring($date,6,2)+17) div 20))*86400+(substring($date,12,2)*3600)+(substring($date,15,2)*60)+substring($date,18,2)" />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="calcdays">
<xsl:param name="date" />
<xsl:value-of select="(((substring($date,1,4) - 1970) * 365)+floor((substring($date,1,4) - 1970) div 4)+substring('000,031,059,090,120,151,181,212,243,273,304,334,365',substring($date,6,2)*4-3,3)+(substring($date,9,2)-1)+(1-floor(((substring($date,1,4) mod 4) + 2) div 3))*floor((substring($date,6,2)+17) div 20))" />
</xsl:template>
They are a bit of a sip, but they will calculate the number of seconds / days since midnight on January 1, 1970 as an integer, which can then be done using arithmetic. They rely on the date format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss, but manipulating the parameters of the substring calls should allow you to handle the dates in whatever format you need.