Subject: Re: [xsl] selecting an element in an external doc using its id attribute From: Jarkko.Moilanen@xxxxxx Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:51:44 +0300 (EEST) |
Lainaus Cindy Mazza <clm6u@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi , > > > The following code gets me the first div3 element w/in the odes document > (as expected): > > <xsl:variable name="from" select="@from"/> > <xsl:variable name="docnode" > select="document('../texts/odes.xml')"/> > <xsl:message> > <xsl:value-of select="$docnode//div3"/> > </xsl:message> > > But when I try to find an element whose id attribute is equal to the > value of the 'from' variable, I get an error saying "Unexpected token > [<function>] in path expression." > > <xsl:variable name="from" select="@from"/> > <xsl:variable name="docnode" > select="document('../texts/odes.xml')"/> > <xsl:message> > <xsl:value-of select="$docnode//id($from)"/> > </xsl:message> > Sorry, if I dont understand this correctly, but error is that U are looking /selecting the value of id elements from attribute. Is this what U really want? It would help to see the xml file (atleast for me). Jeni, Michael, some other guru could correct me if I´m wrong. Cheers Jarkko > Is it possible to do it this way, or do I need to go about it > differently? Either way, I'd appreciate any help. > > Thanks. > > ----- > - Cindy > > Cynthia L. Mazza > mailto:clm6u@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > ****************************************************************** Jarkko Moilanen *You are wise, witty, and wonderful, * Researcher/ ITCM *but you spend too much time * jm60697@xxxxxx *reading this sort of trash. * www.uta.fi/~jm60697 * * GSM: +358 50 3766 927 * * ****************************************************************** * ITCM | Information Technology and Crisis Management * * http://www.itcm.org * ****************************************************************** XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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