XPath functions with XML DOM 1

[JontyMC]

Why do I get this error?

Error Type:
msxml3.dll (0x80004005)
Unknown method. /comics/comic[-->contains(name<--, '')]
/AC/search.asp, line 13

In fact, looking at it, it appears I can't use any XPath functions. What gives?

Jon

 

[flumpy]

Looks like you are mixing thread models there, a quick search on google brings back this:

http://www.devguy.com/fp/Tips/dom.htm

Mixing Threading Models
You can not move a node from a neutral-threaded DOM (Micorosft.XMLDOM) into a free-threaded DOM (Microsoft.FreeThreadedXMLDOM) and vice-versa. You must reparse the source document using the same thread model as the target document. The error is 0x80004005 XMLOM_INVALID_MODEL.

Similarly, you can not transform a neutral-threaded DOM using a stylesheet that's in a free-threaded DOM and vice-versa

 

[flumpy]

Actually scrap that answer, sorry. Wrong error message!

I think you need to add

domDoc.setProperty("SelectionLanguage", "XPath");


That'll teach me to surf late at night and trust googles first link!!

 

[flumpy]

I also found this:

http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200207/msg01549.html

Which says that you are using wd-xsl and not XPATH. wd-xsl is Microsoft specific.

hope that helps some more!

matt

 

[JontyMC]

Thanks for that. Microsoft's MSDN is particularly crap for getting this sort of info.

You would've thought it would default to XPath.