SV: XSL, Escaping, undocumented?

I'm using MS XML 4, XSL transformation.

My problem seems to be, that the document() function in XSL doesn't pass a
GET request when the URL contains >>&amp;<<.
Tests have shown that ASP (IIS) converts things like >>&amp;<< to >>&<<
automaticly.

The problem therefore lies in the document() function. I _could_ write #
instead of &, and make the ASP script switch the characters.
 - surely, I'd rather have it work the right way. Any ideas?


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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Pa vegne af Julian Reschke
Sendt: 15. juni 2003 11:12
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Emne: RE:  XSL, Escaping, undocumented?


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> XSL will try to retrieve a value from the URL:
> www.time.gov/time.asp?state=la&amp;applysummertime=no

If this is really the case, your XSLT engine is severely broken. Which one
is it? Do you have an HTTP trace of the GET request?

> ...
>
> The question is, more directly: How do I put a & in an URL, that  I can
pass
> to the document() function.

Using "&amp;". The XSLT processor should never do a GET request with the
XML-escaped ampersand, though.

> I have another question:
> How do I combine two variables?
> Say, I have the variables; first, second, third - each with the respective
> values 1, 2, 3.
>
> How do I do something like: <xsl:value-of
> select="$first$second$third"/> (in
> ASP you would write >> first & second & third << to get the value "123".

select="concat($first,$second,$third)"

> That way, I could, perhaps, define a variable with the value of  "&", and
use
> it in the URL?

...but I'd be really surprised if this would help.

Julian


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