RE: [xsl] convert a url path to an xpath

["Lincoln Mitchell" <lincoln@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, saw that on the thread. Thx!

Lincoln Mitchell
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-----Original Message-----
From: M. David Peterson [mailto:m.david.x2x2x@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, 30 December 2004 10:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [xsl] convert a url path to an xpath

BTW... if using XSLT 2.0 Michael Kay pointed out in a post or two
before the link I just sent you a MUCH easier way to do this kind of
thing...

http://www.stylusstudio.com/xsllist/200405/post00270.html


On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:39:58 -0700, M. David Peterson
<m.david.x2x2x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The folowing post from a while back showcases how to do this kind of
> thing to build a yahoo-style directory based on a parameter passed in
> that contains the current path location within your site...
> 
> http://www.stylusstudio.com/xsllist/200405/post80280.html
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> <M:D/>
> 
> 
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:33:53 +0800, Lincoln Mitchell
> <lincoln@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have a path like www.domain.com/company/about/staff.htm and match
> > "company/about/staff" in the sitemap.
> > However, I cannot use this path directly in my xpath expression as the
xml
> > looks like:
> >
> > ...
> > <wx:sub-section>
> >  <w:p>
> >    <w:r>
> >      <w:t>company</w:t>
> >    </w:r>
> >  </w:p>
> >  ...
> >  <wx:sub-section>
> >    <w:p>
> >      <w:r>
> >        <w:t>about</w:t>
> >      </w:r>
> >    </w:p>
> >    ...
> >    <wx:sub-section>
> >      <w:p>
> >        <w:r>
> >          <w:t>staff</w:t>
> >        </w:r>
> >      </w:p>
> >      ...
> > ...
> >
> > So, somehow I need to create a xpath from the path "company/about/staff"
> > that looks like:
> >
"wx:sub-section[w:p/w:r/w:t='company']/wx:sub-section[w:p/w:r/w:t='about']/w
> > x:sub-section[w:p/w:r/w:t='company']"
> >
> > But how?
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Linc
> >
> >
> 
> 
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> :: M. David Peterson ::
> XML & XML Transformations, C#, .NET, and Functional Languages Specialist
> 


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