looks like Jeff beat me by a minute!  :)

John Fletcher
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Greif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Xpath query syntax


> I think your query is wrong because product_id is an attribute of the
> product element, not the products element.  Depending on what you want to
> retrieve, the query should be either
>
> "/products/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']")
>
> or
>
> "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']"
> Jeff
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "clholm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Xpath query syntax
>
>
> > Thanks Mark,
> >
> > As mentioned elswhere in this thread, the suggested syntax
> >     (xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']")
> > is not working.
> >
> > Carl Holm
> >
> > "Mark J. Stang" wrote:
> >
> > > The proper syntax is
> > >
> > >      xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']"
> > >
> > > On Windows, if you don't wrap the query in double quotes it has fits.
> This
> > > is due to windows, not Xindice.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > Nutan Kaul wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am running xindice on Unix and am having the same problem.
> > > >
> > > > -Nutan
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Graaf, Edgar de (fin)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:44 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Xpath query syntax
> > > >
> > > > > I (still) have the same problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > > Van: clholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Verzonden: dinsdag 14 mei 2002 5:49
> > > > > Aan: [email protected]
> > > > > Onderwerp: Re: Xpath query syntax
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks to John Meyer for a swift reply!
> > > > >
> > > > > I am running a WINNT command prompt. The suggested line
> > > > >
> > > > >     xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q '/[EMAIL PROTECTED]"VPU-1001"]'
> > > > >
> > > > > throws a rather lengthy DEBUG message on the server monitor.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > John Meyer wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Are you running this command from a windows command prompt? If
so
> you
> > > > need
> > > > > > to use single quotes around your xpath query and double quotes
to
> > > > > demarcate
> > > > > > strings. The following line should work:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q '/[EMAIL PROTECTED]"VPU-1001"]'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: clholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:32 PM
> > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > Subject: Xpath query syntax
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regarding Xpath queries and Xindice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am finding the expected results* after running the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp/ -q /products
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However, when I run either of the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> /[EMAIL PROTECTED]"VPU-1001"]
> > > > > >             (as per example 5.1 in the Xindice Command Line
Tools
> > > > > > Reference)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> > > > > "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']"
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > then  Xindice draws a blank.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *<?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > > > > <products xmlns:src="http://xml.apache.org/xindice/Query";
> > > > > > src:col="/db/vp" src:key="prods">
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1001">
> > > > > >    <title>Mamadou Ly Mandinka Drum Master</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Mandinka drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1002">
> > > > > >    <title>Tabala Wolof</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Sufi drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > </products>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I may be overlooking  something entirely obvious, but would
> appreciate
> > > > > > hearing from anyone who has been successful with this kind of
> query.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carl Holm
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regarding Xpath queries and Xindice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am finding the expected results* after running the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp/ -q /products
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However, when I run either of the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> /[EMAIL PROTECTED]"VPU-1001"]
> > > > > >             (as per example 5.1 in the Xindice Command Line
Tools
> > > > > > Reference)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> > > > > "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']"
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > then  Xindice draws a blank.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *<?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > > > > <products xmlns:src="http://xml.apache.org/xindice/Query";
> > > > > > src:col="/db/vp" src:key="prods">
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1001">
> > > > > >    <title>Mamadou Ly Mandinka Drum Master</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Mandinka drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1002">
> > > > > >    <title>Tabala Wolof</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Sufi drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > </products>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I may be overlooking  something entirely obvious, but would
> appreciate
> > > > > > hearing from anyone who has been successful with this kind of
> query.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carl Holm
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regarding Xpath queries and Xindice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am finding the expected results* after running the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp/ -q /products
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However, when I run either of the following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> /[EMAIL PROTECTED]"VPU-1001"]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             (as per example 5.1 in the Xindice Command Line
Tools
> > > > > > Reference)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >              xindice xpath -c /db/vp -q
> > > > > "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]'VPU-1001']"
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > then  Xindice draws a blank.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *<?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > > > > <products xmlns:src="http://xml.apache.org/xindice/Query";
> > > > > > src:col="/db/vp" src:key="prods">
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1001">
> > > > > >    <title>Mamadou Ly Mandinka Drum Master</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Mandinka drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > <product product_id="VPU-1002">
> > > > > >    <title>Tabala Wolof</title>
> > > > > >    <description>Sufi drumming</description>
> > > > > > </product>
> > > > > > </products>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I may be overlooking something entirely obvious, but would
> appreciate
> > > > > > hearing from anyone who has been successful with this kind of
> query.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carl Holm
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> >
> >
> >
>

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