RE: [xsl] Getting date of the XSL transformation into HTML output

Subject: RE: [xsl] Getting date of the XSL transformation into HTML output
From: Mulberry Technologies List Owner <xsl-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:07:20 -0400
>Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:29:01 +0200
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>Subject: RE: [xsl] Getting date of the XSL transformation into HTML output
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>Hi Rene,
>
>>I don't quite understand your problem.The date your XSL is generating the
>HTML >is the current date isn't it?
>
>Yes, the date I need is the date I transformed the XML to HTML. So I need
>date-of-generation for that HTML output file, hardcoded - as an additional way
>to keep track of the different versions of that same generated HTML file.
>
>>So why not use one of the suggestions how to get the current date and use the
>><xsl:value-of select="the current-date-function of your choice"/> to hardcode
>>it into your HTML?
>>And if you're using msxml3 (or just IE) and want to know how to pass a
>>parameter: see my earlier mail:
>http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl->list/archives/200107/msg00002.html
>
>I'm using XMLSpy with MSXML3. I had a look at your message...i don't quite see
>*how* I can do this... is your example code the code to be inserted (and
>adapted)in my template matching the root of the XML doc?
>
><xsl:template match="root">
><html>
><body>
></body>
></html>
></xsl:template>
>
>I don't see how I can get the date in there, though... (I'm only used to
>writing plain vanilla HTML with customized Javascripts but that's about it ;-)
>
>Is your solution comparable to that suggested by Lee (thanks, btw):
>
>> just include an <xsl:param name="parametername"/> tag to contain the
>> parameter. you might want to set this to a default value within the
>> stylesheet. How to get your parameter into the stylesheet is dependent upon
>> the processor you use. With MSXML you would use
>> yourXSLProcessorObject.addParameter "parametername", value
>
>Thanks,
>
>Armin
> 


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