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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=694503922-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Yes. (except I'm not sure what that ":" is doing before
MELTITLE).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=694503922-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Michael Kay</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.saxonica.com/">http://www.saxonica.com/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> talk-bounces@x-query.com
[mailto:talk-bounces@x-query.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Philip
Vallone<BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 July 2008 23:03<BR><B>To:</B>
talk@x-query.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [xquery-talk] xquery and
collection()<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=409180122-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thank you MIchael,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=409180122-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Using Saxon 9.1.0.1, could I use:?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>let $docs:= collection("<A
href="BLOCKED::file:///c:/temp">file:///c:/temp</A>")<BR>for $t in
distinct-values($docs//:MELTITLE)<BR>return
$t</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Michael Kay [mailto:mike@saxonica.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Philip
Vallone'; talk@x-query.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [xquery-talk] xquery and
collection()<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Yes, like all the core functions, collection() is
available in both XSLT and XQuery.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=836295221-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>However, the specification of collection() leaves a great
deal of discretion to implementors, so you may well find that the collection
URI is interpreted in different ways in different
products.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=836295221-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Incidentally, "c:/temp" is not a valid
URI.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=836295221-15072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Michael Kay</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.saxonica.com/">http://www.saxonica.com/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> talk-bounces@x-query.com
[mailto:talk-bounces@x-query.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Philip
Vallone<BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 July 2008 22:35<BR><B>To:</B>
talk@x-query.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [xquery-talk] xquery and
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can you use collection() like in XSLT
2.0?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925303321-15072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>for
example:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>let $docs:= collection("c:/temp")<BR>for $t in
distinct-values($doc//TITLE)<BR>return $t</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925303321-15072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925303321-15072008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Phil</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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