RE: Decimal precision

Nevermind, I figured it out using format-number.

 <xsl:value-of
select="format-number(sum(claim/claim_line/reimbursement_amount),
'###,###.00')"/>



I'd still like to know if XSLT version 2 can do the math "correctly".

Thanks,
Jim Neff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Neff [mailto:jneff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:17 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Decimal precision
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I found Michael Kay's response to my same question here:
> 
> http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200412/msg00689.html
> 
> My problem is the same, but in Michael's response it sounds 
> like there is a way to get my XSLT version 2 stylesheet to 
> use decimals correctly.  Is this true?  If so, how is it 
> different under version 2 than 1?
> 
> If not, then can someone please post an example of how to use the
> format-number() function to sum decimals correctly?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Neff