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Re: [xsl] Generic Dropdown template

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	<xsl:for-each select="$xpath">		


In common with most other programming languages, XSLT/XPath does not
allow expressions as first class objects, or as values of variables.

So despite its name, $xpath, can not be holding an XPath.
Your code would work if it is holding a node set, many APIs to XSLT
processors allow params to be initialised with node sets by using a DOM
interface to Xpath for example. Most command line interfaces do not
allow this. If you parameter holds a string then this will not work,
you can not for-each over a string.

As you haven't shown teh value of $xpath it's hard to be more specific.


Unrelated but
<option>				
				<xsl:attribute name="value">					
					<xsl:value-of select="ID"/>				
				</xsl:attribute>	

is a very long winded way of expressing this, you could use

<input value="{ID}">


And as repeatedly stated on this list
	<xsl:attribute name="selected">
							true
					</xsl:attribute>	
is incorrect, <option selected> is the short form of
<option selected="selected">
not
<option selected="true">

If you use
<option selected="selected">
it will be output as
<option selected> 
in the html output method and be valid HTML, whereas selected="true" is
an html syntax error, although some browsers may silently correct the
error.

David

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