Is there a function to evaluate a string and convert it into XPATH instead of using the recursive function dynamicPath to check for the node name for each child node?

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Title	Is there a function to evaluate a string and convert it into XPATH instead of using the recursive function dynamicPath to check for the node name for each child node?

URL Name	Is-there-a-function-to-evaluate-a-string-and-convert-it-into-XPATH-instead-of-using-the-recursive-function-dynamicPath-to-check-for-the-node-name-for-each-child-node

Article Number	000165243

Environment	Product: DataDirect XQuery Version: 5.1 OS: java Database: XML Application: all supported applications

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Is there a function to evaluate a string and convert it into XPATH instead of using the recursive function "dynamicPath($parent as node(), $path as xs:string) as item()*" to check for the node name for each child node?

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This function does not exist at the moment.

It was determined that the Progress Product is functioning as designed.

An enhancement to the product can be requested through the Progress Community via an Ideas submission. Customer feedback is valuable and Idea submissions are monitored by our Product Management team. Enhancement requests are reviewed during the planning phase of each new product release and a list of the enhancements chosen for implementation can be found in the Release Notes documents that accompany each release. Once an Idea is submitted the Progress Software Community will have the opportunity to comment on and vote for the Idea.

An enhancement request has been submitted as an Idea on the Progress Community. To promote the Idea, click on this link: "A method to evaluate XPATH String".

For detailed information on how to submit an Idea, please refer to Knowledge Base article "How to submit an idea for a Progress product enhancementt".

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Last Modified Date	11/20/2020 7:17 AM

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Is there a function to evaluate a string and convert it into XPATH instead of using the recursive function dynamicPath to check for the node name for each child node?

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