IF Action and XML

[Bill May]

Dear Clovertechers,

I’m having some difficulty with an IF statement in an xlt that uses xml for both input and output record format

The IF statement looks like

nm1:OMG_O19.nm1:OMG_O19~ORDER(%g1).nm1:ORC.nm1:ORC~25.nm1:CWE~1.#text  eq =C01

Yes I know the source field name is LONG

When I try to test the xlt I get

[0:TEST] IF expression parse failed: Expected a relational operator

Error occurred at: ‘C~25.nm1:CWE~1.#text  eq =C01’

[0:TEST] Unable to compile XLT ‘omg_o19_gcrs_pbrc.xlt’.

Its almost as if the soure field name gets truncated

So I tried copying the source field to @orc25 (a temporary variable) then modify my If statement to look like

@orc25 eq =C01

This does not give an error but for some reason the IF statement always equates to false (even thought I know the value of @orc25 is C01)

So I tried setting another temporary variable to C01  so my IF statement becomes

@orc25 eq @test_value

Same result IF stetment always false

I have treid using == rather than eq – same result IF stement always false

So in desperation I tried

@orc25 eq @orc25 and IF statement was true

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can test the value of a XML source field against a constant

Cheers,

Bill

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[Robert Kersemakers]

Hi Bill,

Although not ‘fluent’ in XML, we have a few XML translations and comparing a field against a constant works in the normal way:

Code:

ZORDERS05_RDC.IDOC(%g1).E1EDP01(%g2).E1EDP05(%g3).KSCHL.#text eq =RA01

Looking at your code, I am not sure what the ‘nm1:’ means, nor the ‘~’ inside your XML field address. Is that a correct address? Can you echo the contents of this address to see what it contains?

You didn’t by chance copy another IF-statement in your translation and then worked with this new IF-statement? Could be you are having problems because of this known bug.

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

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