URL variable in Spry Dataset

Question

Hi guys, first time posting with a pain-in-the-bum problem i have been trying to figure out all day.
I want to display certain records in my xml file depending on a link being clicked on a previous page. Below is my current code:
// Create variable is_input to see if there is a # in the url
is_input = document.URL.indexOf('#');
// Check the position of the # in the url
if (is_input != -1)
// Create variable from # in the url to the end of the string
addr_str = document.URL.substring(is_input+1, document.URL.length);
// Loop through the url and write out values found
// or a line break to seperate values by the &
for (count = 0; count < addr_str.length; count++)
if (addr_str.charAt(count) == "&")
// Write a line break for each & found
{document.write ("<br>");
}else{
url_variable = (addr_str.charAt(count));
// Write the part of the url
document.write (url_variable);
}else{
document.write("No values detected");
var dsGlossary = new Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("glossary1.xml", "glossary/glossary_term[glossary_term_heading = url_variable]");
If you look at my dataset string you will see a variable called url_variable - i want to match records where url_variable = glossary_term_heading. I can write out url_variable to the page using document.write (url_variable); but cannot format it in such a way as for it to work within the dataset string.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Hi guys, me again. I just had a look at my post above and thought maybe i was waffling a bit. To summarise, all i want to do is have the dataset "dsGlossary" read the javascript variable. "url_variable" so i can match that with "glossary_term_heading" (a field in my XML file).
Again, thanks in advance for your replies.