RE: How to use an xsl:variable in select= of another x

Thanks Mike, 

            <xsl:value-of select="document('Descriptions.xml')//Descriptions/*[name()=$ancestor]/*[name()=$naam]/DescriptionShort"/>

did the trick!!!!

Greetings Rene
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-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van:	Michael Kay [SMTP:mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Verzonden:	woensdag 25 april 2001 12:47
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Onderwerp:	RE:  How to use an xsl:variable in select= of another xsl:variable

> and I want to use these as follows:
>
>        <xsl:variable name="ShrtDescr"
> select="document('Descriptions.xml')/Descriptions/$ancestor/$n
aam/DescriptionShort" />

Frequently Given Answer number 3: you can't use variables to hold bits of an
XPath expression. They aren't macros.

In many cases you can get round it with *[name()=$naam]

In more complex cases (perhaps here) you need the xx:evaluate() extension
function.

Mike Kay
Software AG


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