u may use

translate() function to replace all commas with nothing then your sum will
work

and you may also use the format-number() function to make a mask for
formatting the number

cheers, jim fuller


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hesselberth, Jan" <Jan.Hesselberth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject:  sum function


> How do I use the sum function on xml such as:
>
> <Amount>12,345.12</Amount>
> <Amount>132,345.12</Amount>
> <Amount>2,345.12</Amount>
>
> If I use Total Price = <xsl:value-of select="sum(//Amount)"/> I get the
> result NaN. However, if the data does not contain ',' the sum works
> correctly.
> Any help appreciated.
> Regards
> Jan
>
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