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RE: choose document() string based on variable
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] choose document() string based on variable
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:30:59 +0100
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> I wish to import an xml document based on a the value of a
> variable (in this
> case a language document based on the users login details)
> and am trying to
> use a variable in the select="document() string.
>
> Can this be done, or do I need to find a different way around
> the problem?
Of course it can be done: the argument is just a string.
>
>
> <xsl:variable name="language"
> select="document('languages/{$langxml}')/language" />
>
Never use curly braces inside an XPath expression.
use concat('languages/', $langxml).
Mike Kay
Software AG
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