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> Well I'm trying to create some sort of scoping rule > into my XML definition ( well it's already there but > I'm trying to get at it from deep inside one long > XPath expression ). What I can't work out is > how to get at any preceding elements that are in > my 'scope' i.e. from a file like > > <s> > <m> > <p a="1"/> > <p a="2"/> > <m> > <p a="3"/> > <p a="4"/> > <p a="5"/> > </m> > <m> > <p a="6"/> > <p a="7"/> <---Context is here > <p a="8"/> > </m> > <p a="9"/> > </m> > </s> > > And I'm expecting something like > <p a="1"/> > <p a="2"/> > <p a="6"/> > Try ancestor-or-self::*/preceding-sibling::p > > Any ideas out there pleeeeze. I'll owe you a beer ( or beverage > of your choice ) next time you're in Cambridge. I'll claim it. Which Cambridge did you have in mind? Mike Kay Software AG XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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