On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:13:08 +1100, Dimitre Novatchev
<dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:32:03 -0000, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > x/y/xs:decimal() works only in Saxon 8.2. In earlier releases you have to
> > write it as
> >
> > for $x in x/y return xs:decimal($x)
> 
> Or with FXSL:
> 
>   sum(  f:map(f:decimal(),  /*/*/claim/claim_line/reimbursement_amount)   )
> 

The above was intended to show the solution of the OP.

What in FXSL correspond's to:

                for $x in x/y return xs:decimal($x)

is

               f:map( f:decimal(), x/y )


Cheers,
Dimitre.