Re: Problems with sort.

That worked, but there is one more aspect of it that I need to figure out.
Some of the sort keys the user can select are text, and some are numeric.
Some how I need to toggle back and forth (data-type). I was thinking I could
have setup a global variable and set it according to if statements, like if
/PAGE/@sort is "project number" then set the global variable to number.

What I'm not sure is:

a) Where in an XSL document would you put the if statements to setup the
global variable?
b) How would I put the value of the global variable into the data-type
attribute of the sort? Would I use the same command you gave me for the
select attribute? If the global variable was "dataType", would it be
data-type="*[name()=dataType]"?

Brian

Kay Michael wrote:

> > I want it to sort by whatever the element
> > is in /PAGE/@sort.
>
> Ah, I see now.
> <xsl:sort select="*[name()=/PAGE/@sort]"/>
>
> Mike Kay
>
> > I have tried so many combinations to try and tell it where to find the
> > attribute @sort. I'm assuming that not finding it is what's
> > causing it not to
> > sort.
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <PAGE title="Display Projects" sort="title">
> > <projects>
> >                 <project>
> >                                 <number>
> >                                         1114
> >                                 </number>
> >                                 <title>
> >                                         Test Title
> >                                 </title>
> >                                 <site_code>
> >                                         INCTM
> >                                 </site_code>
> >                                 <department>
> >                                         0
> >                                 </department>
> >                 </project>
> > </PAGE>
> >
> > <xsl:template match="projects">
> >   <xsl:apply-templates>
> >    <xsl:sort select="Here is where I need help!"/>
> >   </xsl:apply-templates>
> >  </xsl:template>
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > Kay Michael wrote:
> >
> > > > I have this code:
> > > >
> > > >   <xsl:apply-templates>
> > > >    <xsl:sort select="/PAGE/@sort"/>
> > > >   </xsl:apply-templates>
> > > >
> > > > It doesn't give an error, but isn't sorting by the value of
> > > > "/PAGE/@sort".
> > >
> > > Since the sort key is an absolute path, its value doesn't
> > depend on the
> > > context node, so it will have the same value for every node
> > in the node-set
> > > you are trying to sort. Sort keys should normally be relative paths.
> > >
> > > Mike Kay
> > >
> > >  XSL-List info and archive:
> > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> >
> > --
> >
> > Brian N.
> > Burridge
> > Internet Architect
> > (727) 399-3000 Ext 3515
> > The Internet Group - ITSS
> > Cox Target Media
> >
> > "Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am
> > today because of
> > the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I
> > choose otherwise."
> >
> >
> >
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The Internet Group - ITSS
Cox Target Media

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of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose
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