You say that the path expression points to a valid node in the XML tree.
The evidence suggests that it doesn't.

Perhaps you've fallen into the old trap of having a default namespace
declaration? Or perhaps the context node is in a different document from
the one you are assuming?

Show us the source file and the full stylesheet.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Bhandari, Ashish
> Sent: 31 March 2003 17:48
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  XPath & generate-id
> 
> 
> The named template below generates the following output - the 
> href has no value when it should have one.
> 
> <payerPartyReference href="">
> </payerPartyReference>
> 
> edcSystem is the root Element and the XPATH does point to a 
> valid node in the XML tree. How do I specify an absolute path 
> to generate-id function ?. I think it interprets the path as 
> a relative one.
> 
> 
> Named Template:
> 
> <xsl:template name = "eqs-utility:generate-pay-receive-references">
> 		<xsl:param name = "payReceiveCode"/>
> 		<xsl:element name = "payerPartyReference">
> 			<xsl:attribute name = "href">
> 				<xsl:choose>
> 					<xsl:when test =
> "$payReceiveCode=0">
> 						<xsl:value-of 
> select = "generate-id(/edcSystem/EDCContract/@a10)"/>
> 					</xsl:when>
> 					<xsl:otherwise>
> 						<xsl:value-of 
> select = "generate-id(/edcSystem/EDCContract/@a11)"/>
> 					</xsl:otherwise>
> 				</xsl:choose>
> 			</xsl:attribute>
> 		</xsl:element>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ashish.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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