Subject: Re: Using XSLT for Searching
From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 16:31:25 -0400
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[Bryan Tulloch]
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> I am using msxml3. I would like to be able to perform a client-side search
> using XSLT. The search string will be entered into an input box,
thereafter
> the search results are to be displayed.
> How easy is this to do? Can anyone supply the basic logic? I have tried
> using an xsl:variable to represent the value of the string entered into
the
> input box, but nothing seems to be happening. Is this the correct
approach?
Well, what are you going to search? A browser isn't supposed to be able to
look at files in the file system. Do you have XML embedded in your page?
You would pass in the search term using a parameter, not a variable.
Cheers,
Tom P
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