Hi Carlos,
It wont work the way you thought it will work.. you can not incriment the
variables in XSLT.
it's not possible in XSLT, because you can't reassign the value of a
variable..
You may use other techniques like recursive templates to solve your
problem..
>
> In the second XSL file, the counter procedes as planned. But in the first
> XSL the counter mantains
The following is what is happening
1st XSL.
<xsl:variable name="counter" select="0"/>
> <xsl:template match='/CLIENTS'>
>   <xsl:for-each select="./CLIENT">
>     <xsl:variable name="counter" select="1 + $counter"/>
>     <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
>   </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>

The local counter Variable allways is set  to a value which is
1+$counter(global)..

In your second XSL .. It is an error to define twice , variables of same
name within same template...
Vasu


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Barroso" <est-c-barroso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <XSL-List-Digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:42 PM
Subject:  Problems incrementing a variable in a <xsl:for-each>


> Hy there.
> I'm having problems incrementing a variable in a <xsl:for-each> section.
> Below is the XML document, the stylesheet I used and the output I got.
>
> -----------------------
> XML file
> -----------------------
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
> <!DOCTYPE CLIENTS SYSTEM 'counter.dtd'>
>
> <CLIENTS>
>   <CLIENT>
>     <NAME value='xpto'/>
>     <AGE value='10'/>
>   </CLIENT>
>   <CLIENT>
>     <NAME valor='xxx'/>
>     <AGE valor='20'/>
>   </CLIENT>
> </CLIENTS>
>
> ----------------------
> First XSL file
> ----------------------
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet version='1.0'
>   xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'>
> <xsl:output method='text'/>
>
> <xsl:variable name="counter" select="0"/>
> <xsl:template match='/CLIENTS'>
>   <xsl:for-each select="./CLIENT">
>     <xsl:variable name="counter" select="1 + $counter"/>
>     <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
>   </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> -------------------------
> Output in TXT file
> -------------------------
>
> 11
>
> -------------- // --------------
>
> ------------------------
> Second XSL test
> ------------------------
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet version='1.0'
>   xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'>
> <xsl:output method='text'/>
>
> <xsl:variable name="counter" select="0"/>
> <xsl:template match='/CLIENTS'>
>     <xsl:variable name="counter" select="1 + $counter"/>
>     <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
>     <xsl:variable name="counter" select="1 + $counter"/>
>     <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> -------------------------
> Output in TXT file
> -------------------------
>
> 12
>
> -------------- // --------------
>
> In the second XSL file, the counter procedes as planned. But in the first
> XSL the counter mantains
> it's value!? I tried using templates instead of "<xsl:for-each>" but it
> gives me the same results!
> I don't know what's wrong.
> Can someone help me please. This is very weird to me.
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
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