urgent: need help with field reference in xsl:choose

[Leslie MacNeill]

I posted 3 problems the day before yesterday. Yesterday, I posted an update with one problem solved and another larger in scope. Now, I'm posting another update and an urgent plea for help:

1) I found a way to resolve this issue.

2) Since my original post, problem #2 seemed to grow in scope. However, I've resolved the additional, seemingly related, issues. Now I'm back to my original unresolved issue below:

I have an often-used xsl:choose command that compares a field with a text string that doesn't work and I can't see why. A similar comparison between a token and a text string works just fine as did the comparison between the field and the text string in CDML.

...

Kit

Kit

Part

Number

3) Do you know of a good documentation source that could help me answer questions such as this? I've gleaned what I can from the Custom Web Publishing Guide and online XSL and XPath tutorials.

Please help!

[Martin Brändle]

Just a comment: forums are not always urgent.

2) You don't need to nest your xsl:choose clause, you can write analogous to a case statement the xsl:when in a series, if there is only one alternative if the tests fail:

   Kit

   Kit

   Part

 Number

or even:

   Kit

   Part

 Number

3) Consider buying the book by Michael Kay, XSLT : Programmer's Reference, 2nd ed., Wiley Publishing,2003.

The XSLT bible.

Read also http://www.filemaker.com/developers/resources/xml_xslt.html

[Leslie MacNeill]

Thanks so much for getting back to me, Martin. Sorry for the "urgent" request. I'm under the gun to get this upgrade finished.

I tried both of the modifications you suggested and I'm still getting the same result: there is no error message; it just always goes to the default choice, whether the test is met or not. Any other ideas? I'll check out the website you mentioned. Also, I appreciate seeing how the boolean "or" can used to simplify the statement.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Martin Brändle]

Hmm. What's the value of the field combo_no ?

[Leslie MacNeill]

The field combo_no contains part numbers for kits as well as for parts. Examples include AM151KIT, BM1766KT, and M55. Oh, my gosh! I just realized what it is. The test is case sensitive (CDML wasn't) and I tend to prefer doing most of my coding in lower case...

I just tried changing the test string from 'kit'/'kt' to 'KIT'/'KT' and it worked! Your question provoked me to think it through. Thank you!

[Martin Brändle]

You can also use translate(), e.g. for upper- to lowercase conversion.