Re: Need help with XSL Variable

Looks like a nasty bug in the comparison function.  You can work around
this by forcing a comparison to a string:

     <xsl:variable name="CREF" expr
="string(advertisement/advertiser/contact_ref/@link)"/>

Thanks for the heads up.  I think this gives me a clue to another bug that
I've had reported.

-scott





"Sharmila Pandith" <sharmila@xxxxxxxxx>@mulberrytech.com on 05/18/99
10:44:51 AM

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Hi,

I am using the latest LotusXSL processor which is in accordance with the
April XSL draft.

I have the following XML:
<DATA>
<advertisement action="inquiry" state="view">
<contact id="contact1">
     <name></name>
     <company>WILLIAM S. ROSS R.E.</company>
     <phone where="work" type="phone"></phone>
</contact>
<contact id="fwd1">
     <name>Zedak</name>
     <company></company>
     <phone where="work" type="phone">9147930663</phone>
     <phone where="work" type="fax">9147936054</phone>
     <address><postal></postal></address>
</contact>
<advertiser>
     <agency>44040<description>MILLER AA</description></agency>
     <account type="contract">10007</account>
     <contact_ref link="contact1"></contact_ref>
</advertiser>
......

This is what I am trying to do:
1. Go to advertiser, get what is in contact_ref@link and store it in a
variable called CREF.
2. Go to contact, and match contact/@id with CREF.
3. If it matches, then do something...

I have the following code:

     <xsl:variable name="CREF"
expr="advertisement/advertiser/contact_ref/@link"/>

     <xsl:if test='advertisement/contact/@id=$CREF'> -- This doesn't work
          Match
     </xsl:if>

Do you know why my code doesn't work?

Sharmila

Sharmila Pandith
Zedak Corp
400 Columbus Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
sharmila@xxxxxxxxx


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