Subject: RE: [xsl] substitute variable value into xpath expression - problem From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:29:10 +0100 |
Variables represent run-time values, not compile-time strings that can be textually substituted into an XPath expression. Use msxml:node-set(..)/*[name()=$XML_PARENT]/*[name()=$XML_CHILD] Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Hardy Merrill [mailto:HMerrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 11 April 2005 15:19 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] substitute variable value into xpath > expression - problem > > This is using MSXSL4. > > near the top of the stylesheet > *------------------------------------ > <xsl:variable name="XML_PARENT" select="'training_types'" /> > <xsl:variable name="XML_CHILD" select="'training_type'" /> > > down in the body > *-------------------- > <xsl:for-each > select="msxsl:node-set($TRAINING_TYPE_XMLDOC)/$XML_PARENT/$XML_CHILD"> > > The TRAINING_TYPE_XMLDOC is fine - it's the XML_PARENT and > XSL_CHILD that I'm having trouble with. All I'm really > trying to do is substitute in the literal values of the > XSL_PARENT and XSL_CHILD into the XPath select. Here is the > error I'm getting: > > *------------------ > NodeTest expected here. > msxsl:node-set($TRAINING_TYPE_XMLDOC)/-->$<--XML_PARENT/$XML_CHILD > *------------------ > > I'm sure it's something stupid I'm doing/not doing - please > let me know what it is. > > Thanks. > > Hardy Merrill
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