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I am new to xslt --and could be wrong here-- but the few resources I have come across all seem to point to the fact that xslt 2.0 is only supported by a few processors --I only know of SAXON. I am trying to avoid that limitation. There are cases when I use SAXON though. Lighton Phiri http://lightonphiri.org/ @lightonphiri On 29 October 2011 14:07, Vasu Chakkera <vasucv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>I am working with >> xslt 1.0 > Why?? (just out of interest..) > > On 28 October 2011 15:34, Lighton Phiri <lighton.phiri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thanks all the the valuable feedback. The count approach suggested by >> Andrew& Brandon did the trick :) --count(preceding-sibling::*) >> Awesome! >> >> just so you know, I forgot an important detail --I am working with >> xslt 1.0 and so "index-of and " and the book[tokenize(., '/')[last()] >> eq $bpage] hint wont work. >> >> Lighton Phiri >> http://lightonphiri.org/ >> @lightonphiri >> >> >> >> >> On 28 October 2011 21:01, Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex >> <gerrit.imsieke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 2011-10-28 20:17, Liam R E Quin wrote: >>>> >>>> On Fri, 2011-10-28 at 10:27 -0400, Murray McDonald wrote: >>>>> >>>>> If you are sure that there will be one and only one "match" then the >>>>> '[1]' >>>>> is unnecessary >>>>> >>>>> index-of(//book, //book[ends-with(., 'ASTRO_00007.JPG')])[1] >>>> >>>> On the other hand, the difference between /a/b/c[1] and (/a/b/c)[1] is a >>>> major source of confusion for the newcomer and the "perpetual >>>> intermediate" [1] alike. >>> >>> Thanks for confusing the perpetual intermediate with a [1] that looks like a >>> positional predicate but that actually is a citation link. Pun intended? >>> >>>> >>>> Sometimes you have to make the computer work a little harder if it means >>>> getting the right answer more often. >>> >>> Agree [+1]. >> >> > > > > -- > Vasu Chakkera > NodeLogic Limited > Oxford > www.node-logic.com > ==============
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