Subject: RE: [xsl] xsl:function From: "Dominic Blythe" <dblythe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:56:23 +0100 |
thanks everyone - i also pulled an example of the *recursive* method suggested by Mike from the list archives which I'll be looking into as some of the fixed widths are 500 chars... i think Mike should look at "expr" in the Saxon docs... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Andrew Welch > Sent: 18 June 2002 14:49 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [xsl] xsl:function > > > > The syntax is tripping you up again - because its a string you need to > enclose it in single quotes: > > <xsl:variable name="x" > expr="'     .....'"> > ^ ^ > > cheers > andrew > > > > this works nicely as > <xsl:value-of > select="concat(TITLE,substring('    etc...', > 1, 60 - > string-length(TITLE)))"/> > > but as > <xsl:variable name="x" > expr="     ....."> > <xsl:value-of select="concat(TITLE,substring($x,1, 60 - > string-length(TITLE)))"/> > > no extra spaces are added. > do i need to go read Mike's book again? > > > > > Unless your fixed length fields are really long it's easier to do > > padding just using > > concat($theString,substring($x, 1, $fixedLength - > > string-length($theString))) > > where $x is a sufficiently long string of space characters. > > > > David > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 17/04/2002 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 17/04/2002 > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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