Hello,

I feel very stupid and frustrated, not able to fix this error:

Below, is a my query code, which I am trying to run. I am passing the value for "contains" clause thru command line and I expect to receive # of xml files matching $cmd xpath. I always get

Stopped at /veracode/msheth/BaseXWeb/get_prevalence.xq, 16/12: *[XPST0003] Expecting ':=', found ':'.*

When ran thru REST:

*[XPST0003] Expecting valid step, found 'd'.*

I think, its the way $cmd is being set. I have tried, simple string concat using ||, using concat command, using html entities etc.

declare variable $n as xs:string external; declare option output:item-separator "
";

(: let $cmd := concat("/A/*/descendant::C/descandant::*[contains(@name,",$singlequote,$n,$singlequote,")]") :) *let $cmd := "/A/*/descendant::C/descandant::*[contains(@name,'"|| $n ||"')]"*

let $aPath := for $db in db:list() let $query := "declare variable $db external; " || "db:open($db)" || $cmd *return xquery:eval($query,* * map { 'db': $db, 'query': $cmd })*

let $clients := for $elem in $aPath return db:path($elem)

return $n , distinct-values(count($clients))

Lines of code, which are the culprit, are marked in bold above. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

- Mansi