Re: [xsl] Trouble creating a table with multiple named templates

[Max Bronsema <max.bronsema@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the nice welcome Jay. I listed below my XML tree and the
desired output as requested. I left out a couple of the inner nodes
that I use in my output just to shorten the e-mail. I have tried
making the table and then pointing to the nodes by using an XPATH
query to them such as //directory/staffPersonal/Person/fName but then
it does not go through all the fName elements, it just lists the first
one repeatedly. Also, I am using XSL 1.0

Thanks again,

Max


"Anyway, please post a small but complete XML source file and a sample of
your desired output. Then we can help you get to a solution. "

XML tree------

<directory>
  <staffPersonal>
     <Person>
       <fName>first Name </fName>
       <lName>last Name </lName>
     </Person>
  </staffPersonal>
  <staffOffice>
     <Office>
       <dptFull>Biology</dptFull>
       <Location>Boone</Location>
     </Office>
   </staffOffice>
 <staffTitle>
    <Position>
      <phone>xxx-xxxx</phone>
      <pEmail>xyxy@xxxxxxxx</pEmail>
    </Position>
  </staffTitle>
</directory>

------------------------------------------------------------

Desired Output

<table>
   <tr>
       <td>dptFull</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
       <td>Location</td>
       <td>Phone</td>
       <td>Fax</td>
       <td>Box</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>lname
        <xsl:text> ,  </xsl:text>
        fname</td>
    <td>phone</td>
    <td>pEmail</td>
    <td>title</td>
    <td>Location</td>
   </tr>
</table>



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Bronsema" <max.bronsema@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:51 PM
> Subject: [xsl] Trouble creating a table with multiple named templates
>
> Hi all,
>
> First post. The problem I am having is creating a table using
> templates. Currently my named templates out put the results in a table
> format. I would like to have a master template that outputs all the
> data at once, thus I have control of what the table looks like. I
> currently have three XML documents merged together by ASP into one XML
> document with the root node of directory. From this XML document I
> have been able to pull out all the data I need using templates
> specific to the nodes I am trying to acess. For example:
>
> <xsl:template name="staffTitle" match="//directory/staffTitle/Position">
>         <table>
>                 <tbody>
>                         <td><xsl:value-of select="Phone"/></td>
>                         <td><xsl:value-of select="pEmail"/></td>
>                         <td><xsl:value-of select="Title"/></td>
>                 </tbody>
>         </table>
> </xsl:template>
>
> Where I am running into trouble is when I try to create the master
> template to include all of the named templates information. I have
> experimented using a template such as:
>
> <xsl:template name="master" match="//directory">
> <table>
>         <tbody>
>                 <tr>
>                         <td><xsl:value-of select="dptFull"/></td>
>                 </tr>
>                 <tr>
>                         <td>Location: <xsl:value-of
select="Location"/></td>
>                         <td>Phone: <xsl:value-of select="Phone" /></td>
>                         <td>Fax: <xsl:value-of select="Fax"/></td>
>                         <td>Box: <xsl:value-of select="oBox"/></td>
>                 </tr>
> etc...
>
> but this does not return the data in the nodes. The real question is,
> is it possible to combine these named templates into a template that
> can access all of their data? The master template being a table
> structure using <xsl:value-of select=""/> as the way to acess data. It
> works well with my named templates acessing specific parts of the XML
> document. What is the hangup with going to a larger scale? I know
> nesting is not a option and have read some info about using Modes but
> that does not seem like it will work for what I am trying to do. I am
> getting a book on Wednesday but am hoping for some help from this
> wealth of knowledge. Please ask for more details or more code if that
> is what you need.
>
> Thank you,
>
> I appreciate the help.
>
> Max Bronsema