Re: filtering XML file using starts-with

OK, I found the problem.  I was actually looking at the wrong XML file so David's original answer was really all I needed.  Thanx David

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:42:14 -0600

>Thanx, but I don't think this is it.  I checked the original XML file and the ! isn't there, it is an l as it should be.  I did a copy paste and it must have been bungled somewhere along the line.  The same XML file comes through fins if I don't try and filter it.  weird though.  Thanx.
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Vasu Chakkera" <vasucv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date:  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:43:10 -0800
>
>>Dan,
>>I can see a problem in your XML.Its not a problem  If its a typo . Your XML
>>is not well formed because you have missspelt <value> as <va!lue>
>>I am putting *** around where I think you have misspelt
>><?xml version="1.0"?>
>><Sales><Summary><Employee><value>Gazlay-Martin,
>>Janet</value></Employee><Module><value>101</value></Module><ResignTotalQuota
>>><value>8686333</value></ResignTotalQuota><NewTotalQuota><value>263844006.92
>>5</value></NewTotalQuota><StrategicTotalQuota><value>60794058.915</value></S
>>trategicTotalQuota><TotalTotalQuota><value>272530339.925</value></TotalTotal
>>Quota><NewBucketQuota><value>0</value></NewBucketQuota><ResignTotalObjective
>>><value>0</value></ResignTotalObjective><NewTotalObjective><value>181000000<
>>/value></NewTotalObjective><NewBucketObjective><value>0</value></NewBucketOb
>>jective><StrategicTotalObjective><value>18100000</value></StrategicTotalObje
>>ctive><TotalTotalObjective><value>181000000</value></TotalTotalObjective><Pe
>>rcentResignTotal><value>0</value></PercentResignTotal><PercentNewTotal><valu
>>e>145.77</value></PercentNewTotal><PercentStrategicTotal><value>335.87</valu
>>e></PercentStrategicTotal><PercentTotalTotal><value>150.56</value></PercentT
>>otalTotal><PercentNewBucket>
>>***<va!
>>lue>0</value></PercentNewBucket><JobTitleCode><value>BSEM</value></JobTitleC
>>ode><MarketSegmentCode><value>1</value></MarketSegmentCode><RowCounter><valu
>>e>368</value></RowCounter></Summary>
>>
>>If it is an exact copy then it is wrong ....try to change and see. It should
>>normally get you an exception if the XML is not wellformed
>>
>>Hope this helps
>>Vasu
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:12 AM
>>Subject: Re:  filtering XML file using starts-with
>>
>>
>>> You are exactly right about the pretty print and I suspect right about the
>>rest.  However, I am still getting no results back.  Here is the exact XML
>>copied from notepad this time:
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>> <Sales><Summary><Employee><value>Gazlay-Martin,
>>Janet</value></Employee><Module><value>101</value></Module><ResignTotalQuota
>>><value>8686333</value></ResignTotalQuota><NewTotalQuota><value>263844006.92
>>5</value></NewTotalQuota><StrategicTotalQuota><value>60794058.915</value></S
>>trategicTotalQuota><TotalTotalQuota><value>272530339.925</value></TotalTotal
>>Quota><NewBucketQuota><value>0</value></NewBucketQuota><ResignTotalObjective
>>><value>0</value></ResignTotalObjective><NewTotalObjective><value>181000000<
>>/value></NewTotalObjective><NewBucketObjective><value>0</value></NewBucketOb
>>jective><StrategicTotalObjective><value>18100000</value></StrategicTotalObje
>>ctive><TotalTotalObjective><value>181000000</value></TotalTotalObjective><Pe
>>rcentResignTotal><value>0</value></PercentResignTotal><PercentNewTotal><valu
>>e>145.77</value></PercentNewTotal><PercentStrategicTotal><value>335.87</valu
>>e></PercentStrategicTotal><PercentTotalTotal><value>150.56</value></PercentT
>>otalTotal><PercentNewBucket><va!
>>>
>>lue>0</value></PercentNewBucket><JobTitleCode><value>BSEM</value></JobTitleC
>>ode><MarketSegmentCode><value>1</value></MarketSegmentCode><RowCounter><valu
>>e>368</value></RowCounter></Summary>
>>>
>>> And here is the for-each line I am using
>>>
>>> <xsl:for-each select="Sales/Summary[starts-with(Module/value,'10')]">
>>>
>>> Thanx for your help, do you ahve a book recomendation BTW?
>>>
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>> From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date:  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:44:39 GMT
>>>
>>> >
>>> > - <Module>
>>> >  <value>101</value>
>>> >  </Module>
>>> >
>>> >You posted an IE6 "pretty print" view of the file (I would guess)
>>> >not your real input.
>>> >
>>> >which means I'm still lacking information, however if the source
>>> >does really look like that (without the "-") then the string value of
>>> >Module is
>>> >newline space space 1 0 1 newline space space
>>> >so doesn't start with "10"
>>> >
>>> >You probably want (starts-with(Module/value,'10')
>>> >
>>> >--
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