Re: [xsl] iterate through nodes and determine output by node type

[Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mario Madunic wrote:
> I know it is a dead end so please stop flogging a dead horse by mentioning it.
> All I wanted was ideas on how to do something I've not done in the past and not
> be spoken down to.
>
> Also I've used 1.1 successfully in the past and it has given me the results I
> expected. Also I only use it when I can't use 2.0 but have access to Saxon6. The
> only reason being I never know when I might need <xsl:document />. This time I'm
> going with the information given to me by the project lead and was told 1.0 or
> 1.1 as stated.

Hi Mario,

Since I am the one that started the 1.1 vs 2.0 discussion, I want to 
mention this once more (whether you take the advice or not is up to you 
of course). The xsl:document was introduced to output to multiple 
document streams. XSLT 2.0 has embraced that principle, still, but has 
called it xsl:result-document. You don't have to drop anything, simply 
change one or two statements in your stylesheet (and you already use 
Saxon 8.x, you said).

When you go down that path and want to see how deep and fun the rabbit 
hole is, we are all happy to help you. But when it is uphill with an old 
trainwagon in the backpack, with abandoned technology that is, then both 
you and your project are facing a tough climb. Even then, it might be 
that some people out here still remember some bits and pieces of the 
long-forgotten 1.1 specification, so please don't feel offended, just 
ask (but the response will likely be lower than with 1.0 or 2.0, or a 
new thread is started to point you again to the merits of new technology).

About my original advice, I really don't know if XSLT 1.1 has dropped 
the tedious RTF, but if they did, you can use the pipeline technique I 
presented tp make your overall matching process easier. Otherwise, just 
as with 1.0, you'll have to resort to node-set extension functions 
(which can get heavy).

2700 files in 40 minutes? I wonder if with some help we can help you 
bring that down to several minutes instead. But that would be with 2.0 
of course ;)

Cheers,
-- Abel Braaksma