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 The translate() function replaces one character with one character - read the spec. For solutions for a multi-character replace, see the FAQ under keyword "replace". Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Kevin Collins > Sent: 04 December 2002 15:43 > To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Problem using translate to escape quotes > > > I have a string containing single quotes held in a variable. > I want to escape each quote by inserting a backslash before > it, but I can't get it to work. The translate function > appears to be inserting the backslashes without the quotes. > > Here's a test version of the stylesheet: > -------------------------------------------- > <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" > version="1.0"> > <xsl:output method="html"/> > > <xsl:variable name="mystr">this is Kevin's 'string'</xsl:variable> > > <xsl:variable name="backSlashQuote">\'</xsl:variable> > <xsl:variable name="backSlash">\</xsl:variable> > <xsl:variable name="singleQuote">'</xsl:variable> > <xsl:variable name="backSlashQuote2"><xsl:value-of > select="concat( $backSlash, $singleQuote )"/></xsl:variable> > > <xsl:variable name="mystr_escaped"> > <xsl:value-of select="translate( $mystr, $singleQuote, > $backSlashQuote )"/> </xsl:variable> > > <xsl:template match="/"> > <html> > <body> > <xsl:value-of select="$mystr"/> > <br/> > <xsl:value-of select="$mystr_escaped"/> > </body> > </html> > </xsl:template> > > </xsl:stylesheet> > -------------------------------------------- > > Test source document (any one will do): > -------------------------------------------- > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> > <mynode></mynode> > -------------------------------------------- > > I get the same result regardless of whether I use > $backSlashQuote or $backSlashQuote2 in the translate > function. Here's the output I'm > getting: > -------------------------------------------- > > <html> > <body>this is Kevin's 'string'<br>this is Kevin\s > \string\</body> </html> > > -------------------------------------------- > > I'm using MSXML 4.0. > > Thanks for any help with this! > Kevin Collins > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list 
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