Hi Michael,

Thanks for quick reply.

Any other option to get this result......... using XSLT...

Thanks
Byomokesh

>Subject: RE:  Regex and apply xsl number
>From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:28:46 -0000


>^[ will match a bracket only if it appears right at the start of the text
>node, but in your case the bracket is preceded by whitespace.

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

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Byomokesh Sahoo [mailto:sahoo.byomokesh@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 31 December 2008 09:16
>> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject:  Regex and apply xsl number
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am getting problem in regex search in text node. Here my XML
>>
>> <file xmlns:QL="http://www.xmltricks.com";>
>> <QL:PARCITE/>
>> 33 C.L.A.S. 505
>> <QL:QLCITE/>
>> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
>> [para1]     The grievance.
>> [para2]     The grievance.
>> [para3]     The grievance.
>> <QL:QLCITE/>
>> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
>> [para5]     The grievance. <!-- Need [para4] not [para5]
>> sequence number -->
>> [para6]     The grievance. <!-- Here should be [para5] -->
>>
>> <!-- continue like this where [para is found. --> </file>
>>
>> Desired Output
>> =============
>> <file xmlns:QL="http://www.xmltricks.com";>
>> <QL:PARCITE/>
>> 33 C.L.A.S. 505
>> <QL:QLCITE/>
>> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
>> [para1]     The grievance.
>> [para2]     The grievance.
>> [para3]     The grievance.
>> <QL:QLCITE/>
>> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
>> [para4]     The grievance.
>> [para5]     The grievance.
>> </file>
>>
>> My XSL ==
>>
>> <xsl:variable name="myregex">((^[)(\w*)(\d*))</xsl:variable>
>>
>> <xsl:variable name="ss"><xsl:number/></xsl:variable>
>>
>> <xsl:template match="text()">
>>   <xsl:analyze-string select="." regex="$myregex">
>> <xsl:matching-substring> <xsl:value-of select="$ss"/>
>> </xsl:matching-substring>  <xsl:non-matching-substring>
>>   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>>  </xsl:non-matching-substring>
>> </xsl:analyze-string>
>>
>> ===
>>
>> I want to transform only sequence number (like 1, 2, 3) in
>> [para] text. I am trying but not able to match and replace to
>> sequence number.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Byomokesh