> From: Jerome Sabourin [mailto:Jsabourin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:20 AM
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:  using functions in the name of a variable..
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I don't know if this is possible but i am trying to do it 
> with no luck. I
> want to create the name of my xsl variable on the fly, using 
> the position
> function.. is it possible?

No.  XSLT variable names must be known at compile time.

> 		<xsl:for-each select = "//Table/col">		
> 			<xsl:variable name = "concat('col', position())"
> select = "@col"></xsl:variable>
> 		</xsl:for-each>

This code has an additional problem; the xsl:variable declaration is only in
scope within the for-each, so it can't be referenced elsewhere in your
stylesheet.

hth,
b.

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