The code below didn't work....I am getting the same error:
The value of the "order" attribute may only be "ascending" or "descending".

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From: Martin Honnen [mailto:Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:04 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  RE: Troubling passing parameter to xsl:sort via ASP


Jessica Hennessey wrote:

> Now I want to add a second parameter to pass ascending/descending To
> the sort order.  Based on everyone's comments, I have changed my xslt
> to this:
>
> <xsl:param name="order"/>
> <xsl:param name="orderdirection" select="'ascending'"/>
> .
> .
> .
> <xsl:sort select="*[name()=$order]" order="$orderdirection"/>

Make that
   <xsl:sort select="*[name()=$order]" order="{$orderdirection}"/> that way
you use an attribute value template for the value of the order
attribute.


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