RE: [xsl] <xsl:for-each select="$myvar">

["Vasu Chakkera" <vasucv at hotmail dot com>]

Smith

> 	Is it possible that Bill could use an xsl:parameter to get a
> variable input from outside

It is definitely possible to get a variable input from outside this is 
through <xsl:param>
the value can then be passed for example ... through a command line 
parameter.

Vasu

> From: "Smith, Graham" <Graham.Smith@pfizer.com>
> Reply-To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
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> Subject: RE: [xsl] <xsl:for-each select="$myvar">
> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:52:27 -0400
>
> Vasu,
> 	Is it possible that Bill could use an xsl:parameter to get a
> variable input from outside, or do xsl:parameters only work at nested 
> levels
> WITHIN the xsl...?
>
> Graham.
> > Graham Smith (IPC 692)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vasu Chakkera [mailto:vasucv@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 19 June 2002 15:20
> To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
> Subject: Re: [xsl] <xsl:for-each select="$myvar">
>
>
> No!!
> you can only refer to nodeset in the xsl:for-each... you are tryin to refer
> to a variable through $myvar .. which is wrong...
>
> if you wanted to do something in the lines of picking up all the items 
> whose
>
> name is "DEC" or what ever, then you may want to try the following..
> Your XML:
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> <collection>
> <intro>My Computer Collection</intro>
> 	<item>
>          <manufacturer>DEC</manufacturer>
>          <model>MicroVAX 3100-30</model>
>          <opsys>OpenVMS 5.5-2</opsys>
>          <cpu>25MHz</cpu>
>          <memory>unknown</memory>
>          <enclosure>BA42-B</enclosure>
>          <notes>none</notes>
> 	</item>
> 	<item>
>          <manufacturer>COMPAQ</manufacturer>
>          <model>COMPAQ II</model>
>          <opsys>OpenVMS 5.5-2</opsys>
>          <cpu>KA630</cpu>
>          <memory>unknown</memory>
>          <enclosure>BA23 rackmount</enclosure>
>          <notes>This is my first VAX which I hope to get running
>          with OSU (=DECthreads)</notes>
> 	</item>
> </collection>
>
>
> XSL:
>
> ( to select the model of an item with the manufacturer as DEC or COmpaq or
> whichever u choose ... i have only selected the Model... you may select
> which ever u want to)
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <xsl:for-each select="/collection/item[manufacturer = 'DEC']">
> <xsl:value-of select="model"/>
> <br></br>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> In the above style sheet you are specific about the manufacturer value.. 
> you
>
> can change that value to 'Compaq' to get all the items whose manufacturer 
> is
>
> Compaq..
>
> HTH ( if this is what you want )
>
> >From: "William S." <wstan@xs4all.nl>
> >Reply-To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
> >To: xsl-list <XSL-List@lists.mulberrytech.com>
> >Subject: [xsl] <xsl:for-each select="$myvar">
> >Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:57:44 +0200
> >
> >I am trying to do the operation as described in the subject
> >line but am getting "Sablotron Error (48):
> >expression is not a node set".
> >
> >The value of the variable is "item" which is the same as if
> >I used "<xsl:for-each select="item">" So why
> >doesnt this work?
> >
> >What I had hoped to do with this is allow the user to
> >have control what is displayed in an XML file. For
> >instance with the XML file below I would like to display
> >only DEC machines, or only Compaq, or only IBM.
> >
> >XML file sample...
> >
> ><?xml version="1.0" ?>
> >
> ><collection>
> >         <intro>My Computer Collection</intro>
> ><item>
> >         <manufacturer>DEC</manufacturer>
> >         <model>MicroVAX 3100-30</model>
> >         <opsys>OpenVMS 5.5-2</opsys>
> >         <cpu>25MHz</cpu>
> >         <memory>unknown</memory>
> >         <enclosure>BA42-B</enclosure>
> >         <notes>none</notes>
> ></item>
> >
> ><item>
> >         <manufacturer>DEC</manufacturer>
> >         <model>MicroVAX II</model>
> >         <opsys>OpenVMS 5.5-2</opsys>
> >         <cpu>KA630</cpu>
> >         <memory>unknown</memory>
> >         <enclosure>BA23 rackmount</enclosure>
> >         <notes>This is my first VAX which I hope to get running
> >         with OSU (=DECthreads)</notes>
> ></item>
> >  . . . . and so on...
> >
> >By the way, I am not too sure the XML file is formatted very
> >well. This is just a test setup. Can anyone suggest a better way to
> >do it? I can't seem to see anything in the archives. I am
> >using php with Sablotron and doing this all on the server end.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >--
> >Bill
> >Amsterdam, NL
> >
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