How to run xquery dynamically on file listing from directory

[seleneplatt at comcast.net]

I'm using XMLSpy to write and test my xquery and have specified:  xquery version "1.0";
at the top of the query (although I think I can use 2.0 if necessary).  I'm running on Windows 5.1. 

Selene

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jonathan Robie <http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk>
> What XQuery implementation are you using, in what environment?
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk wrote:
> > I'm a complete newbie at xquery and am trying to execute a query dynamically 
> on 
> > all files in a given directory, rather than hardcoding a particular file into 
> > the 'doc()' call.  I've tried using 'collection()' but am unclear as to how to 
> > get it to work.
> >
> > I did see this thread on x-query.com:
> >  Query Through Multiple Files
> > but the closest anyone came to the answer I was hoping to find was to hardcode 
> a 
> > *list* of files to traverse.
> >
> > Is there anyway to do something like:
> >     for $x in collection("xmlfiles")
> > where 'xmlfiles' is a subdirectory containing the actual xml files I want to 
> > use?  I would need to know the exact syntax, as this is all new to me.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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