Re: format-number() issue

Oh, and I am using xslt 2.0 this time.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Nathan Tallman <ntallman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to use format-number like this:
>
> <xsl:variable name="unitid" select="lower-case(/ead/archdesc/did/unitid)"/>
> <xsl:variable name="number" select="substring($unitid, 3)" />
> <xsl:value-of select="format-number($number, '0000')"/>
>
> I've seen many examples online of using a variable in the first spot
> with format-number, but I keep getting a validation error, "Required
> item type of first argument of format-number() is numeric; supplied
> value has item type xs:string."
>
> I've tried sticking as="xs:integer" in <xsl:variable  name="number">
> and adding the xs namespace, but then I get this error, "Required item
> type of value of variable $number is xs:integer; supplied value has
> item type xs:string". I can't make $unitid an integer, as it has alpha
> characters in it (which I remove in $number).
>
> Can someone point out my errors or give me a hint?
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan