Pfitzner, Jan wrote:
> I want to get the maximum value in my xml-file.
> 
> xml:
> 
> <Data>
> 	<Characteristic>
> 		<Value>9879</Value>		
> 		<Value>93425</Value>
> 		<Value>23465</Value>
> 		<Value>234</Value>
> 		<Value>1235</Value>
> 		<Value>96569</Value>
> 		...
> 	</Characteristic>
> 	<Characteristic>
> 		<Value>1239</Value>
> 		...
> 	</Characteristic>
> 	...	
> </Data>
> 
> I tried it with xsl:for-each and xsl:sort, but I didn't managed.

It should have worked. The Math section of the XSL FAQ at
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5121.html has several examples of finding
maximum and minumum values in a node-set, along with discussion of performance 
issues. Questions 9, 12 and 20 are of particular interest.

   - Mike
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