I suspect the code you posted isn't the code you executed (variables $nodes
is undeclared - perhaps $foonodes intended???) - which means that it's
difficult to distinguish your real error from any typos introduced in the
transcription process.

But I'm suspicious of contains($foolist,$foo) - I suspect you're falling
into the trap of imagining that contains() tests whether a set of values
contains a value. It actually tests whether a string contains a substring.
You probably just want ($foolist = $foo). But the whole lookup would be
better done using keys.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: andy white [mailto:andy_p_white@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 20 July 2007 11:20
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Nodeset problem
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Being new to xsl, this has me completly befuzzled - either 
> that or my brain gave up and went on holiday!  - so any help 
> would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I have an XML file that I'm parsing that has many entries of 
> data.  I can happily extract the data but I need to validate 
> certain components of it.
> 
> The problem is that what I need to validate against is data 
> contained within another file (containing lookup data if you like):
> 
> <Groups>
> <Company ID='000011'>
> <Foo ID='01234567'/>
> <Foo ID='13123123'/>
> <Foo ID='1232132'/>
> <Foo ID='55534332'/>
> </Company>
> <Company ID='000131'>
> <Foo ID='23423432'/>
> <Foo ID='23236543'/>
> <Foo ID='0043543'/>
> </Company>
> </Groups>
> 
> So, if I grab the string 0043543 from the original XML I need 
> to compare it with the lookup to see if it exists.  If it 
> does then I do nothing, otherwise I record a failure entry.  
> (The check should be against any company - it's simply to see 
> if the string exists <anywhere> in the above file)
> 
> The stylesheet I'm calling with the original data is:
> 
>     <xsl:variable name="lookupfile" select="lookup.xml'"/>
>     <xsl:variable name="foonodes" select="document($lookupfile)"/>
>     
>     <xsl:key name="list" match="entry" use="Foo_Number"/>
> 
>     <xsl:template match="/">
>         <FooValidator>
> 
>         <xsl:for-each 
> select="/doc/entry[generate-id(.)=generate-id(key('list',Foo_N
> umber))]">
>             <xsl:variable name="foo" select="Foo_Number"/>
> 
>             <!-- Call foocomparison to see if "foo" exists in 
> lookup file (nodes) -->
>             <xsl:call-template name="foocomparison">
>                 <xsl:with-param name="foo" select="$foo"/>
>                 <xsl:with-param name="foolist" select="$nodes"/>
>             </xsl:call-template>
>         </xsl:for-each>
> 
>         </FooValidator>
>     </xsl:template>
>     
> 
>     <xsl:template name="foocomparison">
>         <xsl:param name="foo" select="normalize-space(.)"/>
>         <xsl:param name="foolist"/>
> 
>         <xsl:choose>
> 
>             <!--
>             <xsl:when test="not(string-length($mid)=0) and 
> $foolist[contains(.,$foo)]">
>                 <xsl:text>Valid FOO</xsl:text> 
>             </xsl:when>
>             <xsl:otherwise>
>                 <Invalid>
>                     <xsl:text>Error: FOO doesn't exist: </xsl:text>
>                     <foo><xsl:value-of select="$mid"/></foo>
>                 </Invalid>
>             </xsl:otherwise>
>             -->
> 
>             <xsl:when test="not(string-length($foo)=0) and 
> contains($foolist,$foo)">
>                 <xsl:text>Valid FOO</xsl:text> 
>             </xsl:when>
>             <xsl:otherwise>
>                 <Invalid>
>                     <xsl:text>Error : FOO doesn't exist </xsl:text>
>                     <foo><xsl:value-of select="$foo"/></foo>
>                 </Invalid>
>             </xsl:otherwise>
> 
>         </xsl:choose>
>     </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> But this just always gives me Error:... even if the value I 
> pass in exists anywhere in the lookup file :(
> 
> I'm guessing that the $nodes variable is rubbish and not 
> doing what I think it should?
> 
> Is this complete nonsense?  Or am I going insane?    Laaaa la 
> la de dee di dum  - yup   :)
> 
> Thanks All,
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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