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Re: XPATH with

From: "Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]" <oleg@--!----!---------------.--->
To: NULL
Date: 7/1/2004 12:41:00 PM
qluo wrote:

> In my XSL, I have the following line:
> 
> <variable name="template_xml" select="document('template.xml')">
> 
> When I try the following, nothing happens. Why?
> 
> ------------------------------
> <xsl:for-each select="$template_xml/WORKBOOK/child::*">
>    <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
> </xsl:for-each>
> -----------------------------
> 
> But the following will work and it copies all in template.xml.
> ------------------------------
> <xsl:for-each select="$template_xml/child::*">
>    <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
> </xsl:for-each>
> -----------------------------
> 
> So, why can I not be able to refer to WORKBOOK or WORKSHEET?

Most likely WORKBOOK or WORKSHEET elements in template.xml are in some 
namespace, while in XPath WORKBOOK means WORKBOOK element in no 
namespace. Read about default namespace and XPath.

-- 
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP]
http://blog.tkachenko.com


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