Re: [xsl] Inserting commas between a list of distinct values and a period (full stop) after the last task

["Mark" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,
You always make it look sooo simple.
Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message----- 
From: G. Ken Holman
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [xsl] Inserting commas between a list of distinct values and a 
period (full stop) after the last task

At 2012-04-18 16:37 -0700, Mark wrote:
> I collect from an XML document a list of the distinct tasks performed 
> during multiple sessions with:
> <fo:block>
>      <xsl:text>Projects Tasked: </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="distinct-values(//Session/@task)"/>
> </fo:block>
> This produces a correct list of all the distinct tasks from multiple 
> occurrences of the same tasks:
> LS Authorities Maintenance Administration Meeting
>
> Which I want to put in the PDF document punctuated as:
> LS Authorities, Maintenance, Administration, Meeting.
> where ("LS Authorities" is recorded as a single task despite its internal 
> space).
>
> Can this be done with the information given?

<xsl:value-of select="distinct-values(//Session/@task)"
              separator=", "/>
<xsl:text>.</xsl:text>

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . Ken

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