RE: [xsl] unix problems

["Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> so would this mean that this is a bug in XALAN??

More likely a configuration problem of some kind.

Michael Kay
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joerg Heinicke" <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [xsl] unix problems
> 
> 
> > Seems to be a processor specific problem. The statement is correct. 
> > What about test="string($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])" or 
> > test="normalize-space($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])". 
> Shorter and less 
> > conversions in it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Joerg
> >
> > Laura wrote:
> > > sorry i meant
> > > <xsl:if test="not(string-length($demoValue[@value = 
> 'valid'])=0)"> 
> > > This goes without errors in windows but throws
> > > java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
> > > when run on UNIX system
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:51 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [xsl] unix problems
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>At 2002-11-19 17:32 +0000, Laura wrote:
> > >>
> > >>><xsl:variable name="isCorrectValue">
> > >>>    <xsl:if test="not(string-length($demoValue/value = 
> 'valid')=0)">
> > >>>      <xsl:text>yes</xsl:text>
> > >>>     </xsl:if>
> > >>>    </xsl:variable>
> > >>>Works fine with Win2k but fails in UNIX.
> > >>
> > >>I don't see how it would work meaningfully anywhere ... you are 
> > >>asking
> for
> > >>the string length of a boolean value which when converted to a 
> > >>string becomes either "true" or "false" which means the string 
> > >>length will
> never
> > >>be zero, which means the comparison will always be false, which 
> > >>means
> the
> > >>not() function will always return true, so you will always see 
> > >>"yes".
> > >>
> > >>................ Ken
> >
> >
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