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Thanks David !!!! for the detailed explanation . Thats what i was looking for . --- David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > not PERSON/FNAME or PERSON/LNAME > > when i pass them as parameters . > > passing in a param (or using a variable generally) > is just like using a > string in that position. > > You have > > <xsl:sort select="*[name()=$pa]" > > <xsl:sort select="*[name()='DATE']" > > works because * selects all child elements, and teh > [] filters out the > date. > > > <xsl:sort select="*[name()='PERSON/FNAME']" > > doesn't work as there is no child element with that > name, what you want > is > > > <xsl:sort select="*/*[name()='FNAME']" > > ie select a grandchild with name 'FNAME' > > > so > > > <xsl:sort select="(*|*/*)[name()=$pa]" > order="{$pas}"/> > > should work if you pass in pa='FNAME' or pa='DATE' > as it selects either > children or grandchildren with the specified name. > > David > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star > Internet. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more > information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around > the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
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