[XQuery Update Newbie] Rename all element nodes (in no namespace) to the same name, but in a namespace?

[Michael Kay]

> I figured that I could simply do a rename:
> 
> for $i in doc('FitnessCenter.xml')//*
>     return rename node $i as QName('http://www.gym.com', name($i))
> 
> Here's the error message I get from Saxon:
> 
>     New name conflicts with existing namespace binding
> 
> What's the correct way to do this please?

Try

rename node $i as QName('http://www.gym.com', local-name($i))

You're trying to use the existing prefix to refer to a new namespace, and
the trouble is that rename() doesn't get rid of the unused namespace node
which binds that prefix to a different URI.

Regards,

Michael Kay
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