RE: Search a string

Hi,

>  I've to search whether a string is in the xml input 
> (precedes the context
> node);

e.g.

  preceding::text()[contains(., $yourstring)]

> if not in the xml input, again I've to search whether it is in
> another file in the same directory. Any idea?

If you know the name of the file, 

  document($filename, /)/descendant::text()[contains(., $yourstring)]

if not, you need to tell the file name to the XSLT engine somehow, XSLT cannot read the directory contents. Parameter is one way, or providing an XML document that lists the directory contents.

Cheers,

Jarno - Covenant: Bullet (Club Version)

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