[xsl] count elements in variable

[Torsten Schassan <schassan@xxxxxx>]

Hi there,


I define a variable and traverse through a folder to collect files which
I want to process. (XSLT2)

<xsl:variable name="descriptions"
select="collection(iri-to-uri('file:///d:/mss?select=tei-msDesc.xml;recurse=yes'))"/>



Next I process single elements:

<xsl:apply-templates select="$descriptions/descendant::tei:msDesc">
  <xsl:sort select="descendant::tei:msIdentifier/tei:idno/@sortKey"/>
</xsl:apply-templates>



Within the template I want to add a running number to each element:

<xsl:template match="tei:msDesc">
 <xsl:variable name="docKey">
   <xsl:value-of select="count(preceding::tei:msDesc)"/>
 </xsl:variable>
...
</xsl:template>


But this last step simply doesn't work. Does anybody have a clue what
I'm missing here?

Best, Torsten


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