There are several string XPath functions.  A good tutorial is at TopXML.com
at http://www.vbxml.com/xsl/tutorials/intro/xsl6.asp.

Kirk Allen Evans
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----- Original Message -----
From: "TP" <tpass001@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject:  repost - string comparison


> Repost - Sorry I forgot to change the subject on the previous one.
> apologies.
>
> I have a xml as
> **
> <FIELD_MASK>NEOL                                         </FIELD_MASK>
> **
> and I want to compare it
> **
> <xsl:when test = "FIELD_MASK='NEOL'">
> **
> Obviously this will not work because of the prevailing white spaces. Is
> there a way for me to obtain a substring to compare or .trim() this using
> xsl.
>
> Please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TP.
>
>
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