Dynamic file attachment in distribution.xml

Hi
I'm trying to attach a PDF file to a report using a distribution.xml file. If I hard code
the filename it works fine but I need to attach a different file to every report so want
to use a variable. Unfortunately this gives the error:
Terminated with error: <br>REP-34304: Cannot locate the external file '&p_attachment' specified in destination 'm1'
REP-34304: Distribution failed to complete; review the distribution lists My distribution.xml file is as follows:
<destinations>
<foreach>
<mail id="m1" to="&p_email_to" from="&email_from" subject="&email_subject">
<body format="html" srcType="report" instance="this">
<include src="mainSection"/>
</body>
<attach name="ReturnNotice.pdf" srcType="file">
<include src="&p_attachment"/>
</attach>
</mail>
</foreach>
</destinations>Any ideas?
Thanks
Martyn

To answer my own question, changing
<attach name="ReturnNotice.pdf" srcType="file">to
<attach name="ReturnNotice.pdf" srcType="file" instance="this">fixes the problem...

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