Ken,

Thanks for your help. I did try the variable solution, but did not get it to
work. I believe that XT only evaluates variables when they are
called/referenced.

I now believe that the solution that I just reported doesn't work. However,
I have one that does:

<xsl:comment>  <xsl:value-of
select="xtfile:mkdir(xtfile:new(string($filepath)))"/> </xsl:comment>

I am glad that you asked about the extension functions. I was starting to
think that I was the only one that did not know the location of the secret
'XT tricks' area.

I hope that comes closer to a solution,

Richard.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of G. Ken Holman
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:20 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: problems with xt:mkdir


At 99/11/16 20:41 -0500, Richard Lander wrote:
>I successfully attempted to get XT to create a directory that is stored in
a
>variable. My problem is with the way by which XT (most recent version)
>creates the directory. I am using:
>
><xsl:value-of select="xtfile:mkdir(xtfile:new(string($filepath)))"/>
>
><xsl:value-of creates the directory without any difficulty, but it reports
>back on its success (true |false) , as you might guess. Well, I'd like a
way
>of creating the directory without recieving the report.

I haven't tried this, but have you tried assigning the value to a variable
and then just not using the variable's value?

BTW, looking at http://www.jclark.com/xml/xt.html I don't see documentation
for a function called "mkdir" ... where does one find the details for this
(and others?).

I hope the above helps.

................... Ken


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