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RE: Re: XSL-List Digest V3 #1090
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] Re: XSL-List Digest V3 #1090
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:59:41 +0100
- Reply-To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
> > Since your dates are suitable for lexicographical ordering,
> > how about the following (almost literally copied from
> > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N6461.html#d194e703):
>
> <xsl:variable name="maximum">
> <xsl:for-each select="//revision">
> <xsl:sort select="@date" order="descending" />
> <xsl:if test="position() = 1">
> <xsl:value-of select="."/>
> </xsl:if>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:variable>
>
> This didn't work....
It should work. Either there's something about your source document or
stylesheet that you haven't told us, or you're using a buggy processor.
Mike Kay
>
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