sheesh! turned out to be a stupid error on my part (i should've posted the whole xml file and you probably would've found it right away). thanks for helping! here's what works:
<?xml version="1.0" ?> <schema ns="http://xml.apache.cocoon/xmlform" xmlns="http://www.ascc.net/xml/schematron"> <title>Schema for the Password Form</title> <phase id="passwordView"> <p>For password information.</p> <active pattern="password"/> </phase> <pattern name="Password Validation Pattern" id="password"> <rule context="/password"> <assert test="string-length(.) > 3">Password should be at least 4 characters.</assert> <assert test="string-length(.) < 60">Password should be less than 60 characters.</assert> <assert test="string(.)=string(../password2)">Passwords do not match!</assert> </rule> <rule context="/password2"> <assert test="string-length(.) > 3">Password should be at least 4 characters.</assert> </rule> </pattern> </schema> > -----Original Message----- > From: Joerg Heinicke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: XMLForm Schematron question > > > Hi Delis, > > for an XML like > > <root> > <password>mypassword</password> > <password2>mypassword</password2> > </root> > > I would use the following schematron: > > <rule context="/root"> > <assert test="string-length(password) > 5">must be > 5</assert> > <assert test="string-length(password) < 60">must be > < 60</assert> > <assert test="password = password2">password != password2</assert> > </rule> > > I didn't test it, but the above looks logical to me ;-) > Everything is pure > XSLT. But what you tried (../password2), should work also (if > context is > password). I guess there must something else wrong. E.g. > /password AND > /password2? How can an XML have two root nodes? > > Regards, > > Joerg > > > Delis, Christopher E. wrote: > > on a slightly different note, how does one reference > another rule context. > > i.e.: > > > > let's say i have two elts, "/password" and "/password2": > > > > <pattern name="Password Validation Pattern" id="password"> > > <rule context="/password"> > > <assert test="string-length(.) > 5">Name > > should be at least 6 > characters.</assert> > > <assert test="string-length(.) < > 60">Password > > should be less > > than 60 characters.</assert> > > </rule> > > <rule context="/password2"> > > <assert test="string-length(.) > 5">Name > > should be at least 6 > characters.</assert> > > </rule> > > </pattern> > > > > ...how can i validate that "/password" and "/password2" are > equal in the > > rule for "/password"? i could use a predicate, but that > won't give the user > > an error message (from an assert test). perhaps, this > solution is just as > > simple (i hope)? =-) [i'm pretty sure i tried referencing > (../password2) > > but it didn't seem to work.] > > -- > > System Development > VIRBUS AG > Fon +49(0)341-979-7419 > Fax +49(0)341-979-7409 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.virbus.de > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]