RE: [xsl] Confused using a loop...

> the idiom you want is
>
> <xsl:for-each select="/an/x/path"/>
> <xsl:sort selct="relative/path/to/sort/key"/>
> <xsl:if test="position() &lt; 4">
>   do something
> </xsl:if>
> </xsl:for-each>
And that solves my other issue! THANKS! So, this is what I ended up
with:

        <xsl:for-each
select="//menuItem[ancestor-or-self::menuItem/pageID = $pageID]"> 
                <xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,1,4)"
order="descending" /> <!-- year  -->
                <xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,6,2)"
order="descending" /> <!-- month -->
                <xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,9,2)"
order="descending" /> <!-- day   -->
                <xsl:if test="position() &lt; $numberOfItemsToList">
                        <xsl:call-template name="createItem" />
                </xsl:if>
        </xsl:for-each>

This appears to be working. Thanks everybody!

-Darrel

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