Exactly.  :)

Chris


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> cknell@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 5:08 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: RE:  Using not(...a nd ... ) to select nodes
> 
> 
> So what you are asking for is an XPath expression that will 
> select all the unique <item> nodes (as distinguished by the 
> values of their child nodes), correct?
> 
> Here is an XML document based on my understanding of your 
> question: Based on this, you want an expression which returns 
> the first, second, and third <item> nodes, and not the fourth 
> and fifth because they are identical to one of the first 
> three. Is that right?
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <items>
>   <item>
>     <name>truck</name>
>     <type>silverado</type>
>     <status>on</status>
>   </item>
>   <item>
>     <name>truck</name>
>     <type>silverado</type>
>     <status>off</status>
>   </item>
>   <item>
>     <name>truck</name>
>     <type>ranger</type>
>     <status>on</status>
>   </item>
>   <item>
>     <name>truck</name>
>     <type>silverado</type>
>     <status>on</status>
>   </item>
>   <item>
>     <name>truck</name>
>     <type>silverado</type>
>     <status>off</status>
>   </item>
> </items>
> -- 
> Charles Knell
> cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:     "Barak" <barak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent:     Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:25 -0400
> To:       <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:  RE:  Using not(...a nd ... ) to select nodes
> 
> I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking/typing clearly.  There's three 
> that are of concern.  There are actually more, but I need to 
> select nodes based on those three.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > cknell@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 4:06 PM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE:  Using not(...a nd ... ) to select nodes
> > 
> > 
> > You say that each "item" node has three child nodes, yet your
> > list of items shows four values for each item. Which is correct?
> > -- 
> > Charles Knell
> > cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:     "Barak" <barak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent:     Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:43:01 -0400
> > To:       <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject:   Using not(...a nd ... ) to select nodes
> > 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I'm fairly new to XSLT and have been trhown in the deep end 
> here.  :p
> > 
> > I have a problem I've been beating my head against a wall
> > over for a couple of days, so now that it's good and bloody 
> > I've found this mailing list.  
> > 
> > In a nutshell, I have "item" nodes that have three sub nodes:
> > name, type and status. 
> > 
> > I'm trying to create a node set that only contains different
> > nodes.  The problem I'm running into is I seem to be losing 
> > nodes that I shouldn't.
> > 
> > I'm using the following to select the nodes:
> > 
> > <xsl:for-each select="items/item[not(name = 
> preceding-sibling::*/name 
> > and type = preceding-sibling::*/type and status
> > preceding-sibling::*/status)]">		
> > 
> > 
> > An example from the XML might be: truck,silverado,chevy,on
> > truck,silverado,chevy,off truck,ranger,ford,on 	
> > truck,silverado,chevy,on
> > truck,silverado,chevy,off
> > 
> > From that I want to see the first three in a node set.
> > However, what I'm getting are the second and third ones.
> > 	
> > Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
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