Re: [xsl] temporary merge of multiple xml files for processing

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,

Yours is the kind of problem that is *much* easier in two passes. In XSLT 
1.0, I'd go so far as to say you can't do it without exslt:node-set(). In 
XSLT 2.0 you could use a temporary tree. Before you worked on them, you 
would first have to collect all the subelements into a single set, as you 
surmise, which makes it impossible in unextended 1.0. In any case, it's (in 
effect) an implementation of an "include" mechanism that you need. Your 
case might also be simpler than the general problem (for example maybe you 
can guarantee that none of your 'included' files include any others).

Cheers,
Wendell

At 06:05 AM 12/4/2004, you wrote:
...
> The problem is that your solution looks only into ONE (=the current) xml 
> file but not
> into all files simultaneously !
> Again, how can I (temporarily) integrate all
> referred xml files into the first, "main" xml file?

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