RE: Problem Dynamically setting XSL Sort order

I am using XML Spy 5 and MSXML4

Can't seem to get the suggested solution on the FAQ to work for
Dynamically setting the sort order within an XSLT


[snip]

      <xsl:param name="sortOrder" select="descending" />


I think here you mean: 

<xsl:param name="sortOrder" select="'descending'" />
                                    ^          ^
Notice the single quotes.  This is a common mistake; without the quotes
you mean 'select the <descending> element', with the quotes you mean the
string value 'descending'.  

By the way,

  <xsl:sort order="{$sortOrder}" select="field/value[../@ID=$sortKey]"


Here you can write select="field[(_at_)ID=$sortKey]/value" as it's more
natural (and readable) than stepping back up the tree.

Cheers
andrew 


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