Subject: Re: [xsl] Problem with document() function From: Jörg Heinicke <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 02:24:20 +0200 |
But you must be aware that in the way document('contact1.xml') the file will be searched relative to the stylesheet. But I learned already a method for searching the file relative to the context node, so mostly relative to the input file (wasn't that you, Wendell, who taught me ;-) ): documents('contact1.xml',.) Joerg > Gustaf: > > At 05:21 PM 10/11/01, you wrote: > >In the stylesheet I give the document nodeset a handle like this: > > > > <xsl:variable name="data" select="document(contact1.xml)"/> > > > >Then I refer to bits of information in the contact file, like this: > > > > <xsl:value-of select="$data/*/organization"/> > > > >But these lines doesn't generate any output. > > You forgot how the document() resolves its argument(s). Give it a string, > as in document('contact1.xml'). It's looking for a set of child elements > named contact1.xml, not finding any, so returning an empty node set. > > It's an easy gotcha. > > Cheers, > Wendell XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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