How to parse the XML values inside the attribute

[David Sundo]

All,
I have a difficulty to figure this one out. Basically I am interested to parse the attribute value of MsgXMLStream for msgdata element which is "New"
Note:
the attribute for MsgXMLStream is
<msgdata>New</msgdata>
Thank you for your assistance.
Greatly appreciated,
David Sundo
-----------(I make an xml file called "test.xml")
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl"?>
<rs>
<z MsgID_PK='79' MsgXMLStream='<msgdata>New<msgdata>'/>
</rs>
------------Test.xsl--------------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="//rs" />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="//rs">
<xsl:for-each select="z">
<xsl:for-each select="@MsgXMLStream">
<xsl:value-of select="*"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

[William Brogden]

As you have undoubtedly found out, parsers treat the whole attribute as a text string. You are going to have to parse the string yourself.
Finding the last position of "<" and first position of ">" will bracket the contents.
Bill

[Ron Newman]

This is not well-formed XML because you cannot have the character < in an attribute value. You will need to change it to &lt; (While you're at it, you should also change > to &gt; )
[ November 25, 2002: Message edited by: Ron Newman ]