RE: relatively new to XSL- variable setting question

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..
tanx-
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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bruce
Rojas-Rennke
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 4:27 PM
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Subject:  relatively new to XSL- variable setting question


Happy monday,

  In my XSL template, I am selecting all DataRows, and then wanting to
output the value of ColData when it's colID='5'. No problem. But I want to
set the value of variable 'testVar' based upon whether or not the Datarow
has a colID='5'.

  I had hoped to set the variable default as '99999999', and then..
if the Datarow does contain a colID='5', set that same variable to equal
it's value instead.

With below code, I am getting..
  <input type="hidden" name="dateValue" value="optionA">
  -regardless if the DataRow has a colID='5' or not.
In other words, I am not getting the testVar value set within the
xsl:for-each tags. Which I guess is to be expected, from my reading, but I
can't see a workaround at this junction.


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>

thanks one and all,
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