RE: relatively new to XSL- variable setting question

Thanks Wendell,

  I tried below suggestion, but getting output like..
<td>
  <input type="hidden" name="varPass" value="99999">schite
</td>

instead of..
<td>
  <input type="hidden" name="varPass" value="schite">
</td>


??
- flashlight


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Subject: RE:  relatively new to XSL- variable setting question


Bruce,

At 06:46 PM 10/6/2003, Bruce you wrote:
>Replying to my own post... a simpler way to ask my question is:
>- is there a way to test if an element contains a given node
>(ColData[@colID='5']? -- then I can make my variable statement conditional
>instead of it's value, as one can't reset a variables value in XSL
>apparently..

You're on the right track:

<xsl:variable name="testVar">
   <xsl:choose>
     <xsl:test if="@colID=5">
       <xsl:value-of select="@value"/>
     </xsl:test>
     <xsl:otherwise>99999</xsl:otherwise>
   </xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>

Or sometimes there are more concise ways to achieve the behavior you want:

<input type="hidden" name="varPass" value="99999">
   <xsl:copy-of select="@value[current()/@colID=5]"/>
</input>

No variable needed -- value defaults to 99999 unless your colID is 5, in 
which case @value is copied.

Cheers,
Wendell

>XSL code..............(simplified to focus on dateVar problem)
><td>
>   <xsl:variable name="testVar" select="'optionA'"/>
>   <xsl:for-each select="ColData">
>     <xsl:if test="@colID='5'">
>         <xsl:value-of select="@value"/>
>       <xsl:variable name="testVar" select="'optionB'"/>
>     </xsl:if>
>   </xsl:for-each>
>   <input type="hidden" name="varPass" value="{$testVar}"/>
></td>
>
>XML input.............
><DataRow rowNumber="2">
>   <ColData colID="2" value="2003-10-03" />
>   <ColData colID="3" value="Bank One VISA (pay minimum)" />
>   <ColData colID="4" value="-100.00" />
>   <ColData colID="6" value="1010 &#183; Operating Account (new)" />
>   <ColData colID="8" value="Bill Pmt -Check" />
>   <ColData colID="9" value="3241-1064422268" />
></DataRow>


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