RE: Re: [xsl] "FLAT" XML to Hierarchical XML

[cknell@xxxxxxxxxx]

So you still have no way of determining if an order from "John Smith" from a particular address is from the same person as an order from "J. Smith" at the same address. If you are willing to accept that, you can use the technique described on Jenni Tennison's web site that has been recommended to you.
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Charles Knell
cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email



-----Original Message-----
From:     Brandon Schenz <brandons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent:     Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:01:09 -0400
To:       xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  Re: [xsl] "FLAT" XML to Hierarchical XML

My current method will be to check based on primary key fields (last, 
first, address, city) .

My hope was to put in a filler value until I get real values from my 
DB.  List first "unique" customer with an ID of 1, then also use a 
CustomerID in the orders part of the XML during the transformation that 
matches (1).  For the OrderID I can use the Order_Number I am getting 
from my partner, and then when I send it to my DB my OrderID numbers 
will be used instead.


*Brandon Schenz*
Midwest Sports Supply
Phone: 513-956-4900
Fax: 513-956-4910
E-mail: brandons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


cknell@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> " ...  I have no way of knowing if the customer already exists in my 
> DB until I attempt to add them."
>
> O.K., once you have the file, how will you discover if a customer is 
> already in the database?