RE: [xml-dev] Xpath and msxml

[bob mcwhirter <bob@werken.com>]

Okay, simply alter the path, then:

  /AUFSATZ/RUBRIK/ARTIKEL/AUTOR[position()=last()]/AUTORNACHNAME

That'll find the last <AUTOR> element, and then locate the <AUTORNACHNAME>
element underneath it.  Though, this only works if the <AUTOR> that contains
the <AUTORNACHNAME> you're looking for is the last <AUTOR>.  You may want
a more complex path to look for the <AUTOR>/<AUTONACHNAME> with the
*semantics* you need, as opposed to merely a positional selection.

Please pardon my original error.

zvon.org has a good XPath tutorial.

	-bob



On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Cristi Rusu wrote:

> In AUTOR I have this 4 elements AUTORVORNAME, AUTORNACHNAME, AUTORVORNAME,
> AUTORNACHNAME
> I need last AUTORNACHNAME from AUTOR to insert the FN
> 
> P.S. : /AUFSATZ/RUBRIK/ARTIKEL/AUTOR[position()=last()]/AUTORVORNAME give me
> second element, I mean first AUTORNACHNAME
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob mcwhirter [mailto:bob@werken.com] 
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:24 PM
> To: Cristi Rusu
> Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Xpath and msxml
> 
> 
> 
> First guess, and pardon typos, and that's not my language:
> 
>  /AUFSATZ/RUBRIK/ARTIKEL/AUTOR[position()=last()]/AUTORVORNAME
> 
> Really, you need the AUTORVORNAME from the last AUTOR block, as I understand
> it, no?
> 
> 	-bob
> 
> 
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Cristi Rusu wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cristi Rusu
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:16 PM
> > To: 'michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com'
> > Cc: '=SMTP:xml-dev@lists.xml.org'
> > Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Xpath and msxml
> > 
> > 
> > Hello!
> > Me again with Xpath issues:)
> > 
> > I have this XML:
> > 
> > <AUFSATZ>
> > 	<RUBRIK>Wirtschaftsrecht</RUBRIK>
> > 		<ARTIKEL>
> > 			<AUTOR>
> > 				<AUTORVORNAME>MARKUS</AUTORVORNAME>
> > 				<AUTORNACHNAME>L&OUML;TZSCH
> > 					<FN ID="CA9312002000" ART="STERN">
> > 						<TEXT>
> > 							<ABSATZ>Die
> > Verfasser sind Rechtsreferendare in Stuttgart und W&uuml;rzburg und 
> > verbringen zur Zeit ihre Auslandswahlstation bei Anw&auml;lten in New 
> > York/ABSATZ>
> > 						</TEXT>
> > 					</FN>
> > 				</AUTORNACHNAME>
> > 			</AUTOR>
> > 			<AUTOR>
> > 				<AUTORVORNAME>KATRIN</AUTORVORNAME>
> >  
> > <AUTORNACHNAME>SCHLECHT</AUTORNACHNAME>
> >                 		</AUTOR>
> > 			<AUFSATZTITEL>Aktuelle Entwicklungen im
> > US-amerikanischen Warenzeichenrecht</AUFSATZTITEL>
> > 			<UNTERTITEL>Der Fall
> > &rdquor;Windows&rdquor;</UNTERTITEL>
> > 		</ARTIKEL>
> > 	</AUFSATZ>
> > 
> > How to select the last <AUTORNACHNAME> to insert the FN tag curently 
> > inserted at first <AUTORNACHNAME>.
> > 
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