| (: Name: preceding-14 :) | |
| (: Description: Evaluation of the preceding axis that is part of an "except" operation. Both operands are the same. :) | |
| (: Uses fn:count to avoid empty file :) | |
| (: insert-start :) | |
| declare variable $input-context1 external; | |
| (: insert-end :) | |
| fn:count(($input-context1/works[1]/employee[12]/preceding::employee) except ($input-context1/works[1]/employee[12]/preceding::employee)) |