RE: [xsl] Decimal precision

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can't have a variable called $1. Call it say $x instead.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Neff [mailto:jneff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 07 February 2005 14:59
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [xsl] Decimal precision
> 
> The error I am getting from Saxon is:
> 
> 
> Error at xsl:choose on line 307 of file:/C:/Jim/xml/UHCML/format2.xsl:
>   Static error in XPath expression supplied to 
> saxon:evaluate: XPath syntax
> error at char 9
>   in {sum(for $1 in}:
>     expected "<name>", found "<numeric-literal>" 
> Transformation failed:
> Run-time errors were reported Process 
> c:\j2sdk1.4.2_06\bin\java exited with
> code 2
> 
> Here is the complete code from the aforementioned "choose" statement:
> 
> 
> <xsl:choose>
> 				
> 	<xsl:when test="current()/evaluate = 'Y'">
> 					
> 	  <xsl:call-template name='pad_Field'>
> 						
> 	  <xsl:with-param name='justify'
> select='current()/justification'/>
> 	  <xsl:with-param name='trunc'	select='"Y"'/> 
> 	  <xsl:with-param name='max' 	select='current()/length'/>
> 	  <xsl:with-param name='char' 	select='current()/data_type'/> 
> 	  <xsl:with-param name='value'
> select='saxon:evaluate(current()/content, $current_context)'/>
> 					
> 	  </xsl:call-template>
> 									
> 	</xsl:when>
> 
> 	...
> 
> </xsl:choose>
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Neff
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Neff [mailto:jneff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:55 AM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [xsl] Decimal precision
> > 
> > I'm using Saxon.Net and I don't think it is up to 8.2 yet.  I 
> > hope to hear back from Pieter Siegers today to confirm this.
> > 
> > My point is, I have to stick with earlier version of Saxon 
> > which may not allow what I want to do.
> > 
> > I'm actually using the saxon:evaluate() function.  Here is 
> > what is being
> > processed:
> > 
> > <content>sum(for $i in 
> > $p1/provider/claim/claim_line/reimbursement_amount
> > return xs:decimal($i))</content>
> > 
> > And the calling XSLT code:
> > 
> > saxon:evaluate(current()/content, $current_context)
> > 
> > This works for other more simple commands but I'm wondering 
> > if the for-in process cannot be handled in this manner.  
> > 
> > I am using Saxon 8.1.1 from Saxonica.
> > 
> > Is there a way to make this decimal percision work with 
> > saxon:evaluate() ?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Neff
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > 
> > > x/y/xs:decimal() works only in Saxon 8.2. In earlier 
> > releases you have 
> > > to write it as
> > > 
> > > 
> > > for $x in x/y return xs:decimal($x)
> > > 
> > > Michael Kay
> > > http://www.saxonica.com/