Re: [xsl] table and columns

[tcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Trevor Nash)]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:28:51 -0000, "Richard Humagain"
<bhimsengola@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...
>Sushil

??

To whom it may concern...

>Hi, I hope someone can help me out.
>
>At the end is a  portion of my xml file.
>
>I want to write a stylesheet that would create a table with as many columns 
>as the number of "detailLabel" and the value of each "DetailDataField" 
>should go on one column each. I am trying to get this output
>
>Line  | Product ID  | Product Name     | Quantity  | Net Price
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>1     |   1         |  AppTalk Server  | 5         |   9.99
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>2     |   2         |  ebTalk Server   | 5         |   9.99
>
>
>I'm able to get the 5 columns with title but I can't figure out how I put 
>the value of "DetailDataField" in a column each.
>
It *can* be done - have a look in the recent messages in the archive
for 'grouping elements'.

But you will make life so much easier for yourself if you redesign the
input document first.  At the very least introduce an element to
contain all the ReportElement/DetailDataField for a given line.  And
whats the point of the ReportElement element anyway?

>
>
><ReportBand Name="detail" BandType="DetailBand">
>  <DetailLabel>Line</DetailLabel>
>  <DetailLabel>Product Id</DetailLabel>
>  <DetailLabel>Product Name</DetailLabel>
>  <DetailLabel>Quantity</DetailLabel>
>  <DetailLabel>Net Price</DetailLabel>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Line">1</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Product Id">1</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Product Name">AppTalk Server</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Quantity">5</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Net Price">9.99</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Line">2</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Product Id">2</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Product Name">ebTalk Server</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Quantity">5</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
><ReportElement Name="Detail" ElementType="DetailDataField">
>  <DetailDataField FieldName="Net Price">9.99</DetailDataField>
>  </ReportElement>
></ReportBand>
>
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