I assume you want to sort by cells in a certain position, so you might try
the unabbreviated version:
<xsl:sort select="cell[position()=$sortBy]"/>

Edward

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jorge A. Salido [mailto:jorgesalido@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:10 PM
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE:  Getting parameters from a JSP
> 
> 
> Thanks! Quite what I needed (besides having to set the 
> parameter on the
> jsp before the transformation).
> 
> Now I have another problem, or kind of :(    The parameter gets to the
> xslt just fine, but in:
> 
> <xsl:for-each select="../row">
> 	<xsl:sort select="cell[$sortBy]"/>
> ...
> 
> Where $sortBy is my parameter. I actually print the parameter and it
> prints the number I am expecting, but it doesn't do the 
> sorting, whereas
> when I enter a number in its place it works just fine. I've also tried
> assigning the parameter to a variable to see if it would 
> help, but with
> no luck. My guess it is interpreting the parameter as text 
> instead of a
> number, but that seems odd. Do variables and parameters 
> actually have a
> type?
> 
> It actually works if I do an operation on it, like 
> cell[$sortBy + 0] but
> I would like to clear things up instead of doing quick workarounds. 
> 
> Jorge
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 10:50, Maesen, Edward wrote:
> > Use <xsl:param> in stead of <xsl:variable>.
> > If your querystring parameter is named "sort" then you can 
> use it in your
> > stylesheet with <xsl:param name="sort" value="'xx'"/>, 
> where xx is just a
> > default value in case there is no querystring parameter. 
> Make sure the
> > <xsl:param> is at the top level and not within a template.
> > 
> > Edward
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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