Hi,

It is a linux version of Xalan that uses C++, not sure what 
version it is though (im at uni at the mo it is installed t 
home ). 

Thanks everyone for the sanity check!



Peter.




On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:59:30 -0000 Andrew Welch 
<AWelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Works fine for me with msxml3, 4, saxon 6.5.2, 7.2, and xalan 2.4.1
> 
> I know there are issues with rounding .5's, but I think floor() is constant.
> 
> Which processor are you using??
> 
> cheers
> andrew
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Doggett [mailto:ee99ppd@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 10 March 2003 12:05
> > To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject:  numerical inconsistencies doing dec to hex conv.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am using the below template to convert a decimal number 
> > into a hex number. It seems to work correctly apart from 
> > when I want to calculate the hex equivelent of the decimal 
> > number -  4294967295. This number is of particular 
> > significance as in Hex this should be FFFFFFFF (a 32 bit, 
> > bitmask; i am using xml to describe registers in h/w).
> > The template outputs FFFFFFF0 abnd I dont know why.
> > 
> > The template seems to output the incorrect value for 
> > 1099511627775, which is the decimal representation of 
> > FFFFFFFFFF in hex.
> > 
> > The recursive template is as follows:
> > 
> > 
> > <xsl:variable name="hexDigits" select="'0123456789ABCDEF'" />
> >   <xsl:template name="toHex">
> >     <xsl:param name="decimalNumber" />
> >     <xsl:if test="$decimalNumber >= 16">
> >       <xsl:call-template name="toHex">
> >         <xsl:with-param name="decimalNumber" 
> > select="floor($decimalNumber div 16)" />
> >       </xsl:call-template>
> >     </xsl:if>
> >     <xsl:value-of select="substring($hexDigits, 
> > ($decimalNumber mod 16) + 1, 1)" />
> > </xsl:template>
> > 
> > Can anybody figure out why this is happening or have an 
> > equivelent template that can calculate the conversion 
> > correctly?
> > 
> > 
> > Thankyou for your time.
> > 
> > 
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> > Peter Doggett
> > ee99ppd@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 
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