I'm using Livelink and I wouldn't be surprised if it's a bug but if there
is it's going to really screw me up. Here's the xsl line:
<td class="number"><xsl:value-of select="format-number(./Total_Cost,
'#,###,###')"/></td>
The xml is basically like this:
<Florida2004A>
<Total_Cost>3603664</Total_Cost>
</Florida2004A>
It comes back to me as '3.' There is no xsl:decimal-format specification
in my code. Again, this does format correctly for any number with 6 digits
or less. Any suggested work around or other ideas? (other than a new
processor?) I guess I could use string functions to format correctly.
I tested format-number in Saxon 8, and it works as expected (produces
3,603,664), so it looks like Livelink has a bug. String functions will give
you a work around. If the string is arbitrarily long, it'll need to be
recursive, like this one:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:call-template name="makeNumber">
<xsl:with-param name="inString" select="cost/Total_Cost"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="makeNumber">
<xsl:param name="inString"/>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="string-length($inString) < 4">
<xsl:value-of select="$inString"/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:variable name="modNum" select="string-length($inString) mod
3"/>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="$modNum = 0">
<xsl:variable name="result"><xsl:value-of
select="substring($inString, 1, 3)"/>,</xsl:variable>
<xsl:value-of select="$result"/>
<xsl:call-template name="makeNumber">
<xsl:with-param name="inString" select="substring($inString,
4, string-length($inString))"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:variable name="result"><xsl:value-of select="substring($inS
tring, 1, $modNum)"/>,</xsl:variable>
<xsl:value-of select="$result"/>
<xsl:call-template name="makeNumber">
<xsl:with-param name="inString" select="substring($inString,
$modNum + 1, string-length($inString))"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
I tested that against this midget XML file:
<cost>
<Total_Cost>3603664</Total_Cost>
</cost>
Also, I tested it from 0 to 10 digits. It worked in all cases.
I suppose there's a mathematical solution to this problem, too, but it felt
more like a string problem since it requires commas.
By the way, you don't need the ./ before Total_Cost in your template.
Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(writing from home for once)
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