Re: [xsl] Pulling Information from One Section to Another

[Brandon Ibach <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Instead of "//OtherInfo/chemSafAsmnt", how about
"following-sibling::OtherInfo/chemSafAsmnt"?

-Brandon :)


On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Horace Burke <xmlmarkup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am working on a project creating XSL-FO stylesheet and come across an
issue
> that I would like your help resolving. I am using Arbortext Epic Editor /
E3
> Engine for rendering.
>
> Here is the dilemma:
>
> In the XML snippet below, I want to pull information from section 16
(labeled
> (2) in snippet) to section 15 (labeled (1) in snippet) for output display in
the
> PDF. In other words, this particular information (2) in section 16 should
only
> display in section 15 (1) if both sections are in the same level ("<sds>")
or
> same hierarchical parent. The <sds> element/tag is nested within anchor
element
> <gblsds> (<!ELEMENT gblsds (title, ((cvrSheet, sds, sds+) | sds))>).
>
> The problem is that I am using "//" to pull the information and it is
searching
> the entire XML and placing the data in the section 15 (labeled (3) in
snippet)
> that doesn't required it.
>
> How can I get the information from section 16 to display only in the section
15
> of the same hierarchy?
>
> Please see XSL and XML snippets below and let me know if additional
information
> is needed.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help. I really appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
> H. Burke
>
> ====XSL SNIPPET====
> <!--+=== Section 15 ===+-->
> <xsl:template match="RegInfo">
>   ...
>   <!--THE ELEMENT/TAG IS IN SECTION 16, HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED
IN
> SECTION 15-->
>   <xsl:if test="//OtherInfo/chemSafAsmnt">
>     <fo:table-row>
>       <fo:table-cell padding-top="1.2mm" padding-bottom="1.2mm"
> text-align="left" number-columns-spanned="2">
>         <fo:block start-indent=".3em" font-weight="bold" end-indent="2mm">
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="//OtherInfo/chemSafAsmnt/title"/>
>         </fo:block>
>       </fo:table-cell>
>       <fo:table-cell padding-top="1.2mm" padding-bottom="1.2mm"
> text-align="left" number-columns-spanned="5">
>         <fo:block start-indent=".3em" end-indent="2mm">
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="//OtherInfo/chemSafAsmnt/para"/>
>         </fo:block>
>       </fo:table-cell>
>     </fo:table-row>
>   </xsl:if>
> </xsl:template>
>
> ====XML SNIPPET====
> <gblsds>
>   <title>SDS Information Sheet</title>
>   ...
>   <sds langID="EN">
>     ...
>     <RegInfo><title>Section 15</title>
>       <CaReg><title>Canada</title>
>         <para>This product is exempt from WHMIS label and SDS
> requirements.</para>
>         ...
>       </CaReg>
> <!--(1)INFORMATION PULLED FROM SECTION 16 WILL DISPLAY HERE IN THE PDF-->
>       <para>Some ingredients listed in Section 15 are...in Section
3.</para>
>     </RegInfo>
>     <OtherInfo><title>Section 16</title>
>       <SafRating><title>Safety Rating</title>
>         ...
>       </SafRating>
>       ...
> <!--(2)PULLING THIS INFORMATION (<chemSafAsmnt>...</chemSafAsmnt>) FROM
SECTION
> 16 TO SECTION 15-->
>       <chemSafAsmnt><title>SAC Requirements</title>
>         <para change="yes">Test SAC requirements 1/31/11</para>
>       </chemSafAsmnt>
>     </OtherInfo>
>     <disclaimer>WHILE INC. BELIEVES THE INFORMATION...SUBJECT TO LOCAL LAWS
OR
> REGULATIONS.</disclaimer>
>   </sds>
>   <sds langID="EN">
>     ...
>     <RegInfo><title>Section 15</title>
>       <CaReg><title>Canada</title>
>         <para>This product is exempt from WHMIS label and SDS
> requirements.</para>
>         ...
>       </CaReg>
> <!--(3)INFORMATION IS NOT IN SECTION 16 BELOW AND SHOULD NOT DISPLAY IN THE
> PDF-->
>       <para>Some ingredients listed in Section 15 are...in Section
3.</para>
>     </RegInfo>
>     <OtherInfo><title>Section 16</title>
>       <SafRating><title>Safety Rating</title>
>         ...
>       </SafRating>
>       ...
> <!--(4)THE INFORMATION (<chemSafAsmnt>...</chemSafAsmnt>) IS NOT IN THIS
SECTION
> 16 AND SHOULD NOT DISPLAY IN SECTION 15 OUTPUT-->
>       <para>This SDS complies with EC Regulations.</para>
>     </OtherInfo>
>     <disclaimer>WHILE INC. BELIEVES THE INFORMATION...SUBJECT TO LOCAL LAWS
OR
> REGULATIONS.</disclaimer>
>   </sds>
>
> </gblsds>
>
>
>
>
>
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