Re: [xsl] Merging attributes in one XML file with node values in another (identical structure)

["Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here is a Saxon (8.7.3J) specific solution:

file1.xml
------------
<a>
 <b>
    <node>1</node>
 </b>
 <c>
    <d>
       <node>2</node>
    </d>
 </c>
</a>

file2.xml
------------
<a>
 <b val="x">
    <node width="10"/>
 </b>
 <c>
    <d val="z">
       <node height="15"/>
    </d>
 </c>
</a>

merge.xsl
--------------
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
                                          xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net/";>

   <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />

   <xsl:variable name="file2" select="document('file2.xml')" />

   <xsl:template match="*">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:copy-of select="$file2//*[saxon:path() =
current()/saxon:path()]/@*" />
	<xsl:apply-templates />
            </xsl:copy>
   </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

java net.sf.saxon.Transform file1.xml merge.xsl
Warning: Running an XSLT 1.0 stylesheet with an XSLT 2.0 processor
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<a>
 <b val="x">
    <node width="10">1</node>
 </b>
 <c>
    <d val="z">
       <node height="15">2</node>
    </d>
 </c>
</a>

Regards,
Mukul

On 6/22/06, Minervini, Chris <christopher.minervini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> O.K. here's my question.  It seems like it should be simple but I can't
> figure it out.
> I have two XML files. One with data in the node values, and one with
> data in attributes. They have the same exact structure.
>
> <a>
>   <b>
>      <node>1</node>
>   </b>
>   <c>
>      <d>
>         <node>2</node>
>      </d>
>   </c>
> </a>
>
> ... and ...
>
> <a>
>   <b val="x">
>      <node width="10"/>
>   </b>
>   <c>
>      <d val="z">
>         <node height="15"/>
>      </d>
>   </c>
> </a>
>
> As you can see the word "node" node appears at /a/b/node and a/c/d/node
> but has two distinct values and attributes.
> Is there a way to transform the first one with XSLT to produce the
> following results:
>
> <a>
>   <b val="x">
>      <node width="10">1</node>
>   </b>
>   <c>
>      <d val="z">
>         <node height="15">2</node>
>      </d>
>   </c>
> </a>
>
> ...essentially combining the node values of one file with the attributes
> in the other.
> I've really been struggling with this. I was able to do it with
> recursion, but I'm looking for a way to do it without using recursive
> procedures. I don't think it's possible. Is it?