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Subject: RE: In Tears... (learning XPath) From: prasadm@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:56:21 -0500 |
Try using <xsl:value-of select="concat('sect1', $sect1num, '.htm')"/> This should work. - Prasad > -----Original Message----- > From: Buss, Jason A [SMTP:jabuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:46 AM > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: In Tears... (learning XPath) > > Hi everyone... > > I am having quite a bit of trouble with XPath expressions. > > I am building <xsl:value-of select=" "/> where the select value is text > "sect", a value taken from <xsl:variable name='sect1num' > select='./title[@id]'/>, and the ".htm" file extension. (I am building an > href for an anchor in HTML). > > someone suggested I use <xsl:attribute name='href'>(the value-of element > with concat expression)</xsl:attribute> > > I cannot, for the life of me, get the expression syntax correct. > > concat(sect1,$sect1num,.htm)... failed. > concat("sect1",$sect1num,".htm")... failed. > concat("sect1"$sect1num".htm")... failed. > concat(sect1{,$sect1num,.htm}*)... failed. > concat(sect1,$sect1num,.htm*)... failed. > > I know this is a newbie question, but I am stuck here. > The XPath spec uses concat(expression1,expression2,expression3*) as the > example... > The SAXON documentation shows concat(expression1{,expression2}*)... > > I can't get either to work. > > I am using SAXON with XP. This is being used with <saxon:output> > > Thanks in advance... > > Jason A. Buss > Single Engine Technical Publications > Cessna Aircraft Company > jabuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > In 1992 the Web was a garden of personal home pages blooming with > thoughts, > opinions, and life experiences. People were learning how to build their > own > sites, experimenting with design, and sharing their voice with the world > while the business world scrambled for ways to "monetize" the internet and > capitalize on its fertility. > Then they paved it all and built a mall. -Biz Stone > > > > 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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