I can't remember if I blogged about this, and if I did, I just don't remember (since my accident in September, my memory has been much less reliable- bummer).

Anyway, I wanted to do an XPath search for nodes that contain string1 or string2 or string3. All examples I have found for the contains() function show only one term. That's fine, but I may want to transform my raw XML to WordML under broader conditions. Well, I messed around for a while and found that it is awfully simple (Occam's razor, blah): you add an 'or' statement with the additional search term- like this:

/contacts/contact[contains(name,'Leverling') or contains(name, 'Fuller') or contains(name, 'Dodsworth')]/photo

I received this little gem yesterday: The Roku SoundBridge. I love gadgets, and this one is a dream. I need another gadget badly: a new effects pedal for my guitar- something heavy, threatening sounding.

BTW: the other day, I had a post about programmatically checking hyperlinks in Microsoft Word. There is also an ISV product that offers some pretty slick features: Link Fixer Plus. So, you can roll your own or buy a package.

 Rock Thought for the Day: Never understimate Billy Corgan's PR Savvy. He's a master at knowing how to get in the press at the right time. Yesterday, he took out full-page ads in two Chicago papers and announced on his Web site that he wants to get the Pumpkins back together. It would be a thrill for fans, and they probably will go through more drama that will be the fuel for loads of great songs.

Rock On