>>>>> "Nima" == Nima Kaviani <nkaviani@xxxxxx> writes:

    Nima> Hi all, I have a problem with using generate-id()

    Nima> apparantly, as I see it in my code, generate-id is dependent
    Nima> to the context and the current location in the xml
    Nima> document. that is, when I use generate-id() twice and in the
    Nima> same context it returns the same value though I need two
    Nima> different values!

Then don't use generate-id().

    Nima> however, when I use generate-id(../..) or generate-id(/) it
    Nima> returns some other values to me!

    Nima> is there anything wrong with my settings and assumptions? do
    Nima> I have any way around it?

I think it is your understanding of generate-id().

It uniquely identifies the node passed as it's argument (or the
context node, if it has no argument).
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire