eric.goforth@g... wrote:
> roy axenov wrote:
> > eric.goforth@g... wrote:
> > > Martin Honnen wrote:
> > > > eric.goforth@g... wrote:
> > > > > <xsl:value-of select="
> > > > > $myblahs/blah
> > > > > [/xpath1/xpath2/someintegervalue]/yada
> > > > > "/>
> > > >
> > > > $myblahs/blah
> > > > [/xpath1/xpath2/someintegervalue=position()]/yada
> > >
> > > Hmmm, that's not working for me. If I put in a "1" or
> > > a "2" it works, but not with the "variable".
> >
> > Your example is awfully vague. For better results,
> > provide a sample XML and a minimum XSLT demonstrating
> > your problem.
>
> Here's an example of what I'm referring to. The "does
> not work" comment shows what I'm trying to do. The "this
> does work" shows where I'm able to hit the nodeset by
> hardcoding the parameter.

You should've read the rest of my post. Your example
confirms that my initial guess was right on money. I ran a
quick test, and the solution I proposed works, too.

> <page>
>   <contents>
>     <ratessummary rec_count="3">
>       <rate>
>         <ratecode>1</ratecode>
>         <myrate>1.1</myrate>
>       </rate>
>       <rate>
>         <ratecode>2</ratecode>
>         <myrate>1.2</myrate>
>       </rate>
>       <rate>
>         <ratecode>3</ratecode>
>         <myrate>1.3</myrate>
>       </rate>
>     </ratessummary>
>     <thingsummary rec_count="3">
>       <thing>
>         <short_description>Jim</short_description>
>         <description>James</description>
>         <thingcode>1</thingcode>
>       </thing>
>       <thing>
>         <short_description>Rick</short_description>
>         <description>Richard</description>
>         <thingcode>2</thingcode>
>       </thing>
>       <thing>
>         <short_description>Fred</short_description>
>         <description>Frederick</description>
>         <thingcode>3</thingcode>
>       </thing>
>     </thingsummary>
>   </contents>
> </page>

[XSLT]

> <xsl:apply-templates select="thingsummary">
>   <xsl:with-param name="rates"
>   select="/page/contents/ratessummary"></xsl:with-param>
> </xsl:apply-templates>

. . .

> <!-- This does not work-->
> test1<xsl:value-of
> select="$rates/rate[position()=thingcode]/myrate"/>

So what does it do?

$rates/rate selects a nodeset of <rate> nodes. The
predicate [position()=thingcode] filters this nodeset,
dropping all the nodes that don't have a <thingcode> child
with content that is equal to the position of the <rate>
node in the $rates/rate nodeset. Since there are no <rate>
nodes with <thingcode> children in your document, the
resulting nodeset is, naturally, empty. I already explained
the solution in my previous reply.

-- 
roy axenov