> 
> Isn't this a case of keys across documents Michael?
> He did say the acronym list was in another stylesheet.

His key() function only needs to search one document, so it's not a
problem.

Michael Kay


> 
> regards DaveP
> 
> 
> 
> > This works for me. If I add the template rule
> > 
> >     <xsl:template match="/">
> >       <xsl:call-template name="AcronymnStandsFor">
> >         <xsl:with-param name="acronym" select="'Ant'"/>
> >       </xsl:call-template>
> >     </xsl:template>
> > 
> > and run it under Saxon 6.5.3, with any source document, it produces
> > 
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>Another Neat Tool
> > 
> > Michael Kay
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > > Justin Makeig
> > > Sent: 07 November 2003 21:36
> > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject:  Using keys to lookup from current stylesheet
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to use a key to lookup elements in the current
> > > stylesheet. The AcronymnStandsFor is called from another 
> > > stylesheet that imports the one shown below to populate the 
> > > @title attribute of xhtml:acronym elements. I've used Michael 
> > > Kay's advice from his book and used the for-each 
> > > select="document('')" to switch the context to the current 
> > > (stylesheet) document. However, the key doesn't seem to find 
> > > anything. I've tested that the values that are coming in in 
> > > the $acronym parameter are correct. Can anybody spot what the 
> > > problem might be? Thanks.
> > > 
> > > - Justin
> > > 
> > > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> > >     xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> > >     xmlns:a="http://cde.berkeley.edu/docbook/constant/acronym"
> > >     exclude-result-prefixes="a">
> > >     
> > >     <xsl:key name="AcronymKey" match="a:acronymItem"
> > use="a:acronym"/>
> > >     
> > >     <xsl:template name="AcronymnStandsFor">
> > >         <xsl:param name="acronym"/>
> > >         <!-- change context to current document so the key
> > > will work -->
> > >         <xsl:for-each select="document('')">
> > >             <xsl:value-of 
> > > select="key('AcronymKey',$acronym)/a:standsFor"/>
> > >         </xsl:for-each>
> > >     </xsl:template>
> > >     
> > >     <!-- acronym lookups -->
> > >     <a:acronymList>
> > >         <a:acronymItem>
> > >             <a:acronym>Ant</a:acronym>
> > >             <a:standsFor>Another Neat Tool</a:standsFor>
> > >         </a:acronymItem>
> > >         ...
> > >     </a:acronymList>
> > > </xsl:stylesheet>
> > > 
> > > 
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