BI Variable Computation Issue: Division

Question

In an RTF template, I attempted to divide one variable by another. This is the code:
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’Temp1’, 50)?>
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’Temp2’,25)?>
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’Temp3’,0)?>
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp3’,xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp1’)/xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp2’))?>
When I attempt to preview the document I get a plethora of info which culminates with the following:
Caused by: oracle.xdo.parser.v2.XPathException: Error in expression: 'xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX,'Temp3',xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,'Temp1')/xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,'Temp2'))'.
I changed the last line to isolate the issue:
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp3’,xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp1’)/25)?>
Same error!
I isolated further:
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp3’,50/25)?>
Which results in:
Caused by: oracle.xdo.parser.v2.XPathException: Error in extension function arguments.
Then:
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX,’Temp3’,50+25)?>
Works fine.
What is the proper way to divide one variable by another?
Edited by: Steve Davies on Apr 19, 2010 6:42 AM

Answer 1

Hi,
I want to find IF-ELSE ELSE-IF or choose-when otherwise-when syntax while working with variables, tried several ways like
<?xdofx:if 1000 > 100 then
xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’pjan1’,1000)
else if 10 < 1 then
xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’pjan1’,10)
else
xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’pjan1’,'none')
end if?>
Also
<?choose:?>
<?When: ELEMENT1=1?>
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’pjan1’,100)?>
<?end when?>
<?otherwise:?>
<?When:ELEMENT2=5?>
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, ’pjan2’,90)?>
<?end when?>
<?end otherwise?>
<?end choose:?>
but neither worked, looking for solution that works with variables
Please help
Thanks
Edited by: user9014312 on Sep 14, 2010 8:48 AM