RE: use of starts-with()

> Correct?
Maybe. Or
starts-with(translate(.,'123456789','000000000'),substring('000000)',8 -
string-length(.)))

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Matthew L. Avizinis
> Sent: 26 October 2001 00:41
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> Subject: RE:  use of starts-with()
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> 
> Simplicity.  I _knew_ this, of course...   ;-)
> In other words, much thanks.
> 
> But, I think of this as I type....
> On the other hand, this implies then that if the string 
> starts with an integer >9 you'd have to follow that with an 
> <<or>> and repeat the statement substituting '00)', '000)', 
> etc.  Correct? I think this is getting closer though....
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David 
> > Carlisle
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:30 PM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re:  use of starts-with()
> >
> >
> >
> > starts-with(translate(.,'123456789','000000000'),'0)')
> >
> > David
> >
> > 
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