Re: [xsl] replacing text in output

[garry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> On 3/16/06, garry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The following template generates sql. However, there may or may not be
>> commas at the end of each statement and this is throwing my database
>> adapter off.
>> ie. this may occur which throws an error - ,attribute,)
>> I need to eliminate these trailing commas in the output. So far I am
>> trying to use the replace() function but have had no luck. Is there an
>> easy way to alter the output after the transform.
>
> Nice stylesheet you have there.....
>
> Replace:
>
> <xsl:for-each select="CTfile/CTFpupilData/Pupil">
> insert into studentdetails(
>    <xsl:if test="UPN"> upn,</xsl:if>
>    <xsl:if test="Surname"> surname ,</xsl:if>
>    <xsl:if test="Forename"> forename , </xsl:if>
>    [lots more of the same]
>
> With templates:
>
> <xsl:template match="...">
>   <xsl:text>insert into studentdetails( </xsl:text>
>
>   <xsl:for-each select="CTfile/CTFpupilData/Pupil/*">
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="."/>
>     <xsl:if test="position() != last()">, </xsl:if>
>   </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="UPN"> upn </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="Surname"> surname </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="Forename"> forename </xsl:template>
>
> Hopefully you get the idea.
Fantastic, I tried the position() != last() thing but could not get the
sequence right. This sorts it, thanks.
regards
garru