How to use a variable with Outlinebox[ text()='text']

[#1]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue with some code.  

MinParam=(report << XPath("//OutlineBox[text()='min']//OutlineBox[text()=mindist]//StringColBox[StringColBoxHeader[text()='Parameter']]"))<<get;

Here the variable is "mindist" and it equals "Normal 2 Mixtures".  However, I can't get it to work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Steve

[#2 · Accepted solution]

You could build it into the string

xpath_query = "//OutlineBox[text()='min']//OutlineBox[text()='" || mindist || "']//StringColBox[StringColBoxHeader[text()='Parameter']]";
MinParam = (report << XPath(xpath_query)) << get;

or maybe better is to use Eval Insert

xpath_query_template = "//OutlineBox[text()='min']//OutlineBox[text()='¤mindist¤']//StringColBox[StringColBoxHeader[text()='Parameter']]";
xpath_query = Eval Insert(xpath_query_template, "¤");
MinParam = (report << XPath(xpath_query)) << get;

[#3]

Thanks @jthi !

That works!  I also realized that the name is different for the 3 mixtures in that it adds distribution to the end so that was probably the real issue but now I have more options to use.

For option 2, what are these? 

"¤"

[#4]