[xsl] Response to Wolfgang Laun, Michele R Combs and G Ken Holman re Question on search and replace in XSL

["Peterson, Melanie S." <MPeterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First of all, let me say that I deeply appreciate the help you've given me so
far and I do know this is all volunteer effort on your part.  You guys are the
best, and I apologize if I'm not being clear.  What you've told me so far has
helped me to get much closer to solving my problem, so I for one am happy!
Let me tell you where I am, and try to explain more clearly what I'm trying to
accomplish.

The input for the XML can be any number of triads of information.  So for
example, the input could be

aaa;bbb;ccc

The input could also be

aaa;bbb;ccc;ddd;eee;fff

Every three items needs to be formatted into a set of 3 columns.  So the first
example needs to look like this:

<tr><td valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">aaa</td><td
valign="top" width="180">bbb</td><td valign="top" width="180">ccc</td></tr>

The second example needs to look like this:

<tr><td valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">aaa</td><td
valign="top" width="180">bbb</td><td valign="top" width="180">ccc</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">ddd</td><td
valign="top" width="180">eee</td><td valign="top" width="180">fff</td></tr>

There can be any number of triads of this type, one, two fifteen, I can't
predict.  To complicate things further, I cannot rely on there always being
three pieces of information in each triad.  So, I might have

aaa;;ccc

which needs to look like this:

<tr><td valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">aaa</td><td
valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">ccc</td></tr>

As I said, based on your input, I've gotten closer.  Here's what I have so
far:

<tr>
    <td valign="top" width="180"></td>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="APName" />
</tr>

<xsl:template name="APNameSplit">
  <xsl:param name="text" select="string('')"/>
  <xsl:param name="find" select="string(';')"/>
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="$find = ''">
      <td valign="top" width="180">
      <xsl:value-of select="$text"/>
      </td>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:when test="contains($text,$find)">
      <td valign="top" width="180">
      <xsl:value-of select="substring-before($text,$find)"/>
      </td>
      <xsl:call-template name="APNameSplit">
        <xsl:with-param name="text" select="substring-after($text,$find)"/>
        <xsl:with-param name="find" select="$find"/>
      </xsl:call-template>

    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
      <xsl:value-of select="$text"/>
    </xsl:otherwise>
  </xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="APName">
  <xsl:call-template name="APNameSplit">
    <xsl:with-param name="text" select="."/>
    <xsl:with-param name="find" select="string(';')"/>
  </xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>

However, the output I get with this is:

<tr><td valign="top" width="180"></td><td valign="top" width="180">aaa</td><td
valign="top" width="180">bbb</td><td valign="top" width="180">ccc</td><td
valign="top" width="180">ddd</td><td valign="top"
width="180">eee</td>fff</tr>

Two problems:  I haven't figured out how to create a new row (<tr></tr>) after
<td>ccc</td>, and fff is showing up without its own <td></td> cell.

Re the new row, I can insert a symbol other than a semi-colon after ccc.  If I
inserted a | symbol, let's say, I'd need to know how to convert that into a
<tr></tr> pair in XSL.  So the input in a two-triad scenario would be
aaa;bbb;ccc|ddd;eee;fff

Further, I haven't even begun to address the issue with cells that are blank.

Hopefully, this is clearer.  Thank you so much for all your help!

Melanie Peterson
Project Coordinator/Systems Developer
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-715-7738



Melanie S. Peterson

Project Coordinator/Systems Developer
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Tel: 212-715-7738
Fax: 212-715-8000
Email: MPeterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<http://www.kramerlevin.com/>


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