RE: In Tears... (learning XPath)

Try using 

<xsl:value-of select="concat('sect1', $sect1num, '.htm')"/>

This should work.

- Prasad

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Buss, Jason A [SMTP:jabuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, July 14, 2000 11:46 AM
> To:	xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	In Tears... (learning XPath)
> 
> Hi everyone...
> 
> I am having quite a bit of trouble with XPath expressions.
> 
> I am building <xsl:value-of select=" "/> where the select value is text
> "sect", a value taken from <xsl:variable name='sect1num'
> select='./title[@id]'/>, and the ".htm" file extension.  (I am building an
> href for an anchor in HTML).
> 
> someone suggested I use <xsl:attribute name='href'>(the value-of element
> with concat expression)</xsl:attribute>
> 
> I cannot, for the life of me, get the expression syntax correct.
> 
> concat(sect1,$sect1num,.htm)... failed.
> concat("sect1",$sect1num,".htm")... failed.
> concat("sect1"$sect1num".htm")... failed.
> concat(sect1{,$sect1num,.htm}*)... failed.
> concat(sect1,$sect1num,.htm*)... failed.
> 
> I know this is a newbie question, but I am stuck here.  
> The XPath spec uses concat(expression1,expression2,expression3*) as the
> example...
> The SAXON documentation shows concat(expression1{,expression2}*)...
> 
> I can't get either to work.
> 
> I am using SAXON with XP.  This is being used with <saxon:output>
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> Jason A. Buss
> Single Engine Technical Publications
> Cessna Aircraft Company
> jabuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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