Re: [xsl] String comparison

[pankaj.c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Modified version compares upto 6 digits/characters. BUT I STILL BELIEVE 
there must be better way:


    <xsl:template match="pages">
          <xsl:copy> 
            <xsl:apply-templates select="./first-page"/>
            <xsl:choose>
                <xsl:when test="./last-page">
                    <xsl:text>&#x2014;</xsl:text>
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="./last-page"/>
                </xsl:when>
            </xsl:choose>
        </xsl:copy> 
    </xsl:template>
 

<xsl:template match="last-page">
<xsl:copy>
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when 
test="not(string-length(.)=string-length(preceding-sibling::first-page)) 
or string-length(.)=1">
         <xsl:apply-templates/>
     </xsl:when>
    <xsl:when test="string(.)=string(preceding-sibling::first-page)">
         <xsl:apply-templates/>
     </xsl:when>
     <xsl:otherwise>
        <xsl:choose>
            <xsl:when test="not(substring(.,2,1) = 
substring(preceding-sibling::first-page,2,1))">
                   <xsl:value-of 
select="substring(.,2,string-length(.))"/> 
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:when test="not(substring(.,3,1) = 
substring(preceding-sibling::first-page,3,1))">
                   <xsl:value-of 
select="substring(.,3,string-length(.))"/> 
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:when test="not(substring(.,4,1) = 
substring(preceding-sibling::first-page,4,1))">
                   <xsl:value-of 
select="substring(.,4,string-length(.))"/> 
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:when test="not(substring(.,5,1) = 
substring(preceding-sibling::first-page,5,1))">
                   <xsl:value-of 
select="substring(.,5,string-length(.))"/> 
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:when test="not(substring(.,6,1) = 
substring(preceding-sibling::first-page,6,1))">
                   <xsl:value-of 
select="substring(.,6,string-length(.))"/> 
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:otherwise>
                 <xsl:apply-templates/>
            </xsl:otherwise>
        </xsl:choose>
   </xsl:otherwise>
 </xsl:choose>
 </xsl:copy>
 </xsl:template>
 




Ooooooooops, this seems to be not correct as it gives incorrect output for 

few cases.

Thanks for reading anyway....... getting this done again.