less than operartor wont work

[WStoreyII]

everytime that i try to use the less than operator

function ToCurrency(amt)
{
if (amt <= -1)
{
}
}
i get the following error in the browser
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and
then click the Refresh button, or try again later.


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A name was started with an invalid character. Error processing resource
'file:///C:/Documents and Settings/William Storey II/Desktop/test.xsl'. Line
12, Position 11

if (x <= -1)
----------^does anyone have any ideas as to why this happens and how to fix
it thanks wstoreyII

 

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

everytime that i try to use the less than operator ....
if (amt <= -1) ....
i get the following error in the browser
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and
then click the Refresh button, or try again later. ....
A name was started with an invalid character. Error processing resource
'file:///C:/Documents and Settings/William Storey II/Desktop/test.xsl'. Line
12, Position 11

Why is the extension "xsl"?
My guess is that IE uses the extension to decide that the file is an
XSLT transformation. That means that it is an XML file. Inside an XML
file, the "less than" sign means something, and must be escaped.

Shouldn't it be an "html" file?

/L

 

[Janwillem Borleffs]

everytime that i try to use the less than operator

function ToCurrency(amt)
{
if (amt <= -1)
{
}
}
i get the following error in the browser
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error
and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.

In XML, some characters like the less than operator should be translated to
their enitiy. In your case, you should write:

if (amt &lt;= -1)

Alternatively, you can also put the function definition in a CDATA section:

<script type="text/javascript">
<![CDATA[
// JS code
]]>
</script>


JW