Ok, nevermind folks.  I got it to work using two variables, which I 
thought I read couldn't work because variables can't be assigned different 
values, and that they are more similar to "static" variables in other 
languages.

Jeff

owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 11/26/2003 11:23:42 AM:

>> I thought the were going to be equal because they are part of the same 
>> context.  Is there a way to compare the pair-wise unequal $unique-rooms 
to 
>> say an a sibling node with similar data?  Is context part of the select 

>> statement?  If I select //topics/topic/location am I in the location 
>> context, if so can I compare "." to //topics/place/room data?  If not, 
>> please explain or send some keywords about my learning deficits so I 
may 
>> be engoogled.
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 11/25/2003 04:21:59 PM:
>> 
>> >> jderbyshire@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> >> > <topics>
>> >> > <topic>
>> >> > <name>Introduction to LotusScript for Lotus Notes and 
Domino</name>
>> >> > <start>0800</start>
>> >> > <end>1000</end>
>> >> > <location>SW 1-4</location>
>> >> > </topic>
>> >> ...
>> >> >  <xsl:variable name="unique-rooms" 
>> >> >    select="//topics/topic/location[not(. = 
>> >> >           preceding::location)]" /> 
>> >> ...
>> >> >                 <xsl:for-each select="$unique-rooms">
>> >> ...
>> >> >                         <xsl:if test=". = ../location">
>> >> ...
>> >> > I don't understand 
>> >> > why the xsl:if is always true if I am comparing 2 different 
things,
>> >> You compare two equal things. The $unique-rooms is a set of all 
>> location
>> >> elements which are pairwise unequal. The context node for the test
>> >> expression is such an location element. The parent of this node has 
>> exactly
>> >> one location element as child, the element which is also the context 

>> node.
>> >> Therefore both . and ../location resolve to the same node, no 
surprise 
>> that
>> >> the comparision of their contents is always true.
>> >> 
>> >> J.Pietschmann
>> >> 
>> >> 
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