[xsl] Selecting Random elements

Subject: [xsl] Selecting Random elements
From: David Elsmore <delsmore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 12:54:38 +0000
Hi,

Rather than selecting all elements in a given context, is it possible to select a random set of a predifined number. For example given the following XML file which could contain hundreds of images, is it possible to output a randomly selected set of 3

<imglibrary>
<img src="1.jpg"/>
<img src="2.jpg"/>
<img src="3.jpg"/>
etc...
</imglibrary>

The output could be something like:

<img src="53"/>
<img src="74"/>
<img src="81"/>

Thanks in advance for your help

--
David Elsmore
IT Development Manager
School of Social Sciences and Law
Oxford Brookes University
Tel: 01865 484176
email: delsmore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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