i jumped the gun again. <assert test="string(.)=string(password2)"> doesn't work either. it is always invalid because password2 is not a child. i'm happy with simply validating from context="/" and be done with it! ;-) again, thanks...
-----Original Message----- From: Delis, Christopher E. To: 'Joerg Heinicke '; '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' Sent: 3/27/03 4:50 AM Subject: RE: XMLForm Schematron question thanks for inspiring me to continue... following-sibling and preceding-sibling didn't work but the following did: <assert test="string(.)=string(password2)">Passwords do not match!</assert> i thought they were siblings, but... -----Original Message----- From: Joerg Heinicke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/27/03 5:53 AM Subject: Re: XMLForm Schematron question Siblings? Try the following: > <rule context="/password"> > <assert test="string(.) = string(following-sibling::password2 | preceding-sibling::password2)"> > Passwords do not match. > </assert> > </rule> If you know password2 is always after password, you can remove preceding-sibling::password2. It's only a further suggestion from the XML point of view ;-) Joerg Delis, Christopher E. wrote: > > thanks, ugo. > > i finally ended up doing the same exact thing as you. i was just hoping it > would be possible to refer to other (sibling or ancestor) objects in my > validation assertion. not a huge problem. i simply edited my > "xmlform-to-html.xsl" to reflect the fact that the error violation has an > attribute of ref='' instead of ref='/password'. > > cheers, > chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ugo Cei > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 3/27/03 1:51 AM > Subject: Re: XMLForm Schematron question > > Delis, Christopher E. wrote: > >>i take it back! it still doesn't work =-( >> >>i keep getting "Passwords do not match!" errors... > > > I'm currently using the following: > > <rule context="/"> > <assert test="string(password1) = string(password2)"> > Passwords do not match. > </assert> > </rule> > > -- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
