Getting error in loading xsl "invalid xpath expression"

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Actually, we are getting invalid xpath expression on loading xsl file. invalid xpath expression issue getting from below xsl script

    1. "<xsl:if test='z:row[index() $gt$ 5]'>"
    2. "<xsl:if test="//CICOUNT[@HASARCHIVE = 'Y' or @HASUNREVIEWED = 'Y']">"
    3. "<xsl:if test="//CICOUNT[@HASARCHIVE = 'Y' and @HASUNREVIEWED = 'N']">"
    4. "<xsl:template match="z:row[index() $lt$ 6]">"

Above issue we are getting because we modifying the old old Microsoft WD-xsl language which was introduced in IE4 in 1998.

Thanks in advance

In addition to @kjhughes post below, also note that the // in rules 2 and 3 mean that these will evaluate to true if any CICOUNT anywhere in the file has an attribute HASARCHIVE with a value of Y. This // notation appears to be a common cause of confusion. — Eiríkr Útlendi
– Eiríkr Útlendi, Commented Apr 11, 2017 at 19:30
See Difference between “//” and “/” in XPath for a clear explanation the difference between // and /, but know that // would not cause an "invalid xpath expression" error. — kjhughes
– kjhughes, Commented Apr 13, 2017 at 17:32

kjhughes · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-11 18:08:07Z

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There are several issues with those XPath expressions, including

z namespace prefix may not have been declared, depending upon context.
index() is an unknown function; may want position() instead.
$gt$ and $lt$ are unknown operators; use > and <.

answered Apr 11, 2017 at 18:08

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MakDeveloper Over a year ago

not working this script <xsl:if test='../z:row[postion() &gt 5]'>. Getting error like below "' ' is an unexpected token. The expected token is ';'. Line 45, position 43."

kjhughes Over a year ago

Well, like the error messages says, it expects to see a semicolon (;) after the &gt: > is what I said to use; you cannot leave off the ;.

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