Hi Andy,
as you already guessed, and to reduce side effects, the util:eval()
function in BaseX uses its very own context.
Hope this helps,
Christian
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On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Andy Bunce <bunce.andy@gmail.com> wrote:
> I notice Basex has a util:eval function similar to the eXist db one however
> it is not clear for the BaseX version what the inherited context, if any,
> is. The example on the eXist site:
>
> let $a := "Hello"
> return util:eval("$a")
>
> Fails with an undefined variable $a with BaseX 7.0.1
>
> /Andy