I think your code is correct and your processor is buggy. Which XSLT
processor are you using?
When a string is compared to a number, they should be compared as
numbers, not as strings.
Try doing
<xsl:variable name='month' select='number(substring ($date, 5, 2))'/>
to force a numeric comparison.
[Note, this kind of problem is one of the reasons that many people are
so keen to add stronger typing to the language].
Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael(_dot_)H(_dot_)Kay(_at_)ntlworld(_dot_)com
work: Michael(_dot_)Kay(_at_)softwareag(_dot_)com
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Sent: 06 December 2002 05:50
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Subject: [xsl] Peculiar Problem in .xsl file
Hi Guys,
I am trying to print out a html file with a date in words,
given date in a
xml file in number format
XSL file:
<xsl:variable name='month' select='substring ($date, 5, 2)'/>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test='$month=01'>
<xsl:text>January </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=02'>
<xsl:text>February </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=03'>
<xsl:text>March </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=04'>
<xsl:text>April </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=05'>
<xsl:text>May </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=06'>
<xsl:text>June </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=07'>
<xsl:text>July </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=08'>
<xsl:text>August </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=09'>
<xsl:text>September </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=10'>
<xsl:text>October </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=11'>
<xsl:text>November </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test='$month=12'>
<xsl:text>December </xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>
When valuepassed into the date variable is 20020516, I don't
get a month.
Infact if the month is from 01 to 09, I dont get a month in
words. If the
month is 10 to 12, I get a month displayed. Very very
peculiar. I am unable
to find the solution. I tried and printed out the value of the month
variable. It seems to take the 2 digits correctly. However it
doesn't go
into the appropraite month code when the month starts with
0!! For example,
if the month is 05, it doesnt go into this part of the code:
<xsl:when test='$month=05'> <xsl:text>May </xsl:text>
</xsl:when> If the month were 10, 11 or 12, the code works
fine. Can anyone guess what the problem is... Thanks in
advance, Chandra
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