"Andrew Welch" <ajwelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Use xs:integer() instead of number() and add the namespace:
>
> xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>
> Your new variable definition should look like:
>
> <xsl:variable name="cb"
> select="codepoints-to-string(xs:integer(substring('#CB00001', 4)) +
> 983040)"/>
>                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^

Thanks Andrew, it works like a charm!

Chris

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