RE: Initializing a variable using an output port

The context should exist in this case, IMHO, because of the p:pipe binding. What if you try this expression instead:

xs:string(/c:result)

Does it get any better?

Vojtech

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xproc-dev-request@w3.org [mailto:xproc-dev-request@w3.org] On
> Behalf Of Florent Georges
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:44 AM
> To: XProc Dev
> Subject: Initializing a variable using an output port
> 
>   Hi,
> 
>   I store a binary file, using p:store and a Calabash extension
> to be sure the Base 64 is decoded.  That part works perfect:
> 
>     <p:store name="store" cx:decode="true" .../>
> 
>   This file is a ZIP file.  I then use the EXProc extension step
> pxp:unzip to get an XML entry out of this ZIP file:
> 
>     <p:store name="store" .../>
>     <pxp:unzip ...>
>        <p:with-option name="href" select="/xs:string(c:result)">
>           <p:pipe step="store" port="result"/>
>        </p:with-option>
>     </pxp:unzip>
>     ...
> 
>   That works well.  The p:store returns a document that looks
> like <c:result>file:/...</c:result>, which is used when computing
> the href option.  But I need to use this file name several times,
> so I store it instead in a variable:
> 
>     <p:store name="store" .../>
>     <p:group>
>        <p:variable name="file" select="/xs:string(c:result)">
>           <p:pipe step="store" port="result"/>
>        </p:variable>
>        <pxp:unzip ...>
>           <p:with-option name="href" select="$file">
>        </pxp:unzip>
>        ...
>     </p:group>
> 
>   But then I receive the following dynamic error (from Calabash):
> "Expression refers to context when none is available:
> /xs:string(c:result)".  I thought both constructions above were
> equivalent.  What did I miss?
> 
>   Regards,
> 
> --
> Florent Georges
> http://fgeorges.org/
> 

Received on Monday, 20 December 2010 08:52:32 UTC