I didn't ask for constructive suggestions. Read the original post. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 18, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Ihe Onwuka <[email protected]> wrote: > > If getting code, syntax, solutions and help with writing your program > is your primary and sole objective I recommend StackOverflow.com. > > > >> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Joe Wicentowski <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a major bone to pick with the XQuery working group and all users of >> the language, who must all be insane. >> >> When I'm trying to write a program in XQuery and it isn't working, I need to >> blow off steam with a pissed off comment in the code right where the error >> message appears. So I write my comment: >> >>> :( XQuery makes no sense to me!!! ):< >> >> But this raises new errors! So I try a different comment syntax: >> >>> :^( GRRRR! )v:< >> >> And another error appears! >> >> Why doesn't XQuery understand my comments? Change it now or I will never >> cease to complain. >> >> Oh, and I'm not interested in code samples showing the correct syntax for >> comments or explanations about the origins of whatever crazy comment syntax >> they came up with. >> >> One final note to anyone who tries to be helpful: Shove it! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Ihe Onwuka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Adam Retter <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>>> You know full well that the design isn't going to be improved in a >>>>>> subsequent release unless there's an issue that's a real stopper, >>>>>> because people expect backwards compatibility. >>>>> >>>>> http://exist.2174344.n4.nabble.com/Signature-of-fn-filter-doesn-t-look-like-it-conforms-to-the-spec-td4662991.html >>>> >>>> I am not sure that this is making the point you think it is! >>> >>> It does. >>> >>>> snipped >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Anyway, I am sure you realise that you could write your own function >>>> in XSLT, let's call it 'doc-or-empty' and use it in place of doc to >>>> achieve exactly what you want. >>> >>> Yes and I have no intention of doing so. >>> >>> See the original post here. >>> >>> http://exist.2174344.n4.nabble.com/Why-does-it-think-the-variable-is-not-set-tc4663027.html#none >>> >>> I knew that parenthesising the return expression would fix the problem >>> but I didn't know why. Wolfgang's answer told me. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
