Re: [xsl] breaking up XML on page break element [RETRY 3]

["G. Ken Holman g.ken.holman@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[RETRY 3]

At 2014-07-04 14:43 +0000, Geert Bormans geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here is a fun one I thought I could share
>
> I have a nicely nested XML (a bit TEI like)
> and markers for page breaks can happen everywhere in the document 
> (as empty elements)
>
> Now I want to break the document per page, reconstructing the structure
> So in a first step, I want to isolate the pagebreak to the highest level
>
> <book>
> <title>...</title>
> <section>
> <para>aaa<pb/>bbb</para>
> </section>
> </book>
>
> to become
>
> <book>
> <title>...</title>
> <section>
> <para>aaa</para>
> </section>
> <pb/>
> <section>
> <para>bbb</para>
> </section>
> </book>
>
> Bearing in mind I need a generic solution
> and pagebreaks can happen at every level
>
> Any thoughts?
> I am not looking for code, just curious on how people would attack this

Use "<<" and ">>" to determine those elements that are before, after 
and in-between page breaks, then recreate the document structure up 
to those points.

Are we not allowed to post code for this?  :{)}  It sounds like 
fun.  It might come in handy for my PSMI construct.

. . . . . . . Ken


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