XQuery changes from 7.6 to 7.7

> I am finding strange problems when I try using 7.7 which didn't appear > before. I was building queries with XQUERY followed by \n and then the > query, which worked in 7.6. > > XQUERY > <Documents> > { > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > return $doc > } > </Documents> > > Now it warns me about the syntax of my query: "Syntax: XQUERY [query]" > > So then I take away the \n so that the query begins after "XQUERY " and my > query becomes: > > XQUERY <Documents> > { > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > return $doc > } > </Documents> > > upon which it reports: > > "[XPST0003] Expecting closing tag </Documents>." > > Puzzling about why this happens, I adjust the query to: > > XQUERY <Documents>{ > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > return $doc > }</Documents> > > but then it reports: > > "[XPST0003] Expecting expression." > > I will have to stick to 7.6 until I understand what to do about these > problems. > > What am I missing? > > -- > Delving BV, Vasteland 8, Rotterdam > http://www.delving.eu > http://twitter.com/fluxe > skype: beautifulcode > +31629339805 > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

> Hi Gerald, > > have you been defining your commands in a BaseX command script? In > that case, you’ll now have to specify your queries in a single line or > (better) use the XML syntax for multi-line queries, which could e.g. > read as follows: > > <xquery><![CDATA[ > <Documents>{ > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > return $doc > }</Documents> > ]]></xquery> > > Hope this helps, > Christian > ___________________________ > > 2013/8/17 Gerald de Jong <gerald at delving.eu>: > > I am finding strange problems when I try using 7.7 which didn't appear > > before. I was building queries with XQUERY followed by \n and then the > > query, which worked in 7.6. > > > > XQUERY > > <Documents> > > { > > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > > return $doc > > } > > </Documents> > > > > Now it warns me about the syntax of my query: "Syntax: XQUERY [query]" > > > > So then I take away the \n so that the query begins after "XQUERY " and > my > > query becomes: > > > > XQUERY <Documents> > > { > > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > > return $doc > > } > > </Documents> > > > > upon which it reports: > > > > "[XPST0003] Expecting closing tag </Documents>." > > > > Puzzling about why this happens, I adjust the query to: > > > > XQUERY <Documents>{ > > for $doc in collection('oscrtest/documents/Photograph')/Document > > order by $doc/Header/TimeStamp descending > > return $doc > > }</Documents> > > > > but then it reports: > > > > "[XPST0003] Expecting expression." > > > > I will have to stick to 7.6 until I understand what to do about these > > problems. > > > > What am I missing? > > > > -- > > Delving BV, Vasteland 8, Rotterdam > > http://www.delving.eu > > http://twitter.com/fluxe > > skype: beautifulcode > > +31629339805 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BaseX-Talk mailing list > > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > > >