effect of namespace on collection function; weird

[Michael Kay]

> Is XQuery really supposed to be applying default namespaces 
> to unqualified names in path expressions? 

Yes.

> Do I report this as 
> a bug in the XQuery processor or do I scream at the insanity 
> of the XQuery working group?
> 

Just scream at the insanity of namespaces in general.

Regards,

Michael Kay
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