RE: [xsl] A new approach

["Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I have been grappling with xsl:include unsuccessfully and 
> thought perhaps I need a new approach. What I am trying to do 
> is this... I have my xml generated dynamically from a 
> database, no worries there.
> 
> I then wish to have an xsl style sheet to render it. This 
> sytlesheet would include another stylesheet that would render 
> the content.

xsl:include enables you to split your stylesheet into multiple modules
for convenience of development. You seem to be hoping it will do
something else for you, but it's not clear what.

Michael Kay



> 
> eg: my xml would look like this..
> 
> <rootnode>
>   <topMenu>
>     <menuname>Home</menuname>
>     <menudescribe>Return to the Home Page</menudescribe>
>     <menuurl>./</menuurl>
>     <domain_name>localhost</domain_name>
>   </topMenu>
>                                                               
>                                                     
>   <topMenu>
>     <menuname>Forum</menuname>
>     <menudescribe>PHPro Forums</menudescribe>
>     <menuurl>./?ext=forum</menuurl>
>     <domain_name>localhost</domain_name>
>   </topMenu>
> 
>   <topMenu>
>     <menuname>News</menuname>
>     <menudescribe>All the news that is news</menudescribe>
>     <menuurl>./?ext=news</menuurl>
>     <domain_name>localhost</domain_name>
>   </topMenu>
>                                                               
>                                                     
>   <topMenu>
>     <menuname>Contact</menuname>
>     <menudescribe>Contact Us</menudescribe>
>     <menuurl>./?ext=contact</menuurl>
>     <domain_name>localhost</domain_name>
>   </topMenu>
> 
>   <block>
>     <blockname>Goods</blockname>
>     <blockdesc>Blue</blockdesc>
>   </block>
>                                                               
>                                   
>   <splash>
>     <splash_name>splashname one</splash_name>
>     <splash_text>splash text one</splash_text>
>     <splash_domain_name>localhost</splash_domain_name>
>   </splash>
>                                                               
>                                                     
> </rootnode>
> 
> The main xsl file would render the block and topMenu tree but 
> the splash tree would be parsed by an included xls file. The 
> splash segment is dynamic, in that the xml string can be 
> changed, keeping the block and topMenu information, but 
> changing <block> for <news>
> 
> Any thoughts on the right way to do this?
> 
> Kind regards
> Kevin
> 
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> Kevin Waterson
> Port Macquarie, Australia
> 
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