Re: xsl:variable

try removing the opening and closing braces when u substitute the 
variable name .

 <xsl:template match="rs:data">
    <xsl:variable name="caption"><xsl:value-of 
 select="."/></xsl:variable>    <TABLE>
          <th><INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="$caption"
 sortfld="date(@TradeDate)"/></th>
    </TABLE>
 </xsl:template>

regards,
mahee



----- Original Message -----
From: Anton Swanevelder <AntonS@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:13 am
Subject: xsl:variable

> Hi
> 
> I am trying to do what I think is pretty much straight forward for 
> most of
> you but...
> <xsl:template match="rs:data">
>    <xsl:variable name="caption"><xsl:value-of 
> select="."/></xsl:variable>    <TABLE>
>          <th><INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="{$caption}"
> sortfld="date(@TradeDate)"/></th>
>    </TABLE>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> I am trying to read a value out of a XML document to use as a 
> value for the
> button in HTML.
> According to the XML Bible this is suppose to work. IE 5 just 
> refuses to
> interpret the xsl:variable. I am
> using the <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="" 
> target="l">http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
> namespace.
> Is there anybody out there that know why this wont work or have any
> alternative of doing this.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Anton
> 
> 
> XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> 

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