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Hi, me again. First, I am still TRYING to learn more...currently reading
Mastering XSLT by Chuck White...but I still haven't figured out how to
do this:

BriefExample of XML Source (nested steps with 2 other POSSIBLE elements
as needed--checkbox and measure (they would initially be EMPTY when
parsed to the user:

<process_step>
<step><checkbox></checkbox><para>This is step one of this work
instruction.</para>
<step><para>This is the first substep of step one.</para>
</step>
<step><para>This is the second substep of step one.</para>
<step><para>This is the first substep of 1.2.</para>
</step>
</step>
</step>
<step><checkbox></checkbox><para>This is step two of the work
instruction.</para>
<step><para>This is the first substep of step two.</para>
<measure></measure></step>
<step><para>This is the second substep of step two.</para>
</step>
<step><para>For authoring, we would need to adjust the EIC in the FOSI.
For
XSLT transforms, this nested step process should be the simplest to
maintain
and use.</para>
</step>
</step>
<step><para>Step 3 and last step.</para>
</step>
</process_step>

From past help from Dimitre, I know how to get the numbered steps, but
PLEASE tell me how to tranform this xml to this html (I do know HTML,
just not the XML part):

Column 1        Column 2
---------------------------------------------------
Checkbox        1. Step one.
---------------------------------------------------
                   1.1 step.
---------------------------------------------------
Measure            1.2 step.
---------------------------------------------------
Checkbox           1.3 step.
---------------------------------------------------
etc.

So, simply put(?), I'm trying to parse this into a 2 column html table
with nested steps indented.

And please point me to an example of formatting this out into an html
table...please! I know it has something to do with xsl:value-of
select="" but I haven't figured out the correct way from examples I've
seen.

As always, thanks for the guidance. I can certainly see the power
possible with xslt...but it's killing me trying to learn it...too routed
in the relational database mode perhaps.

Kathy

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
        <xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
indent="yes"/>
        <xsl:template match="process_step">
                <table border="1">
                        <xsl:apply-templates select="step"/>
                </table>
        </xsl:template>
        <xsl:template match="step">
                <xsl:param name="stepno"/>
                <xsl:variable name="_stepno">
                        <xsl:value-of select="$stepno"/>
                        <xsl:if test="$stepno">.</xsl:if>
                        <xsl:value-of select="position()"/>
                </xsl:variable>
                <tr>
                        <td>
                                <xsl:if test="checkbox">
                                                checkbox html here
                                        </xsl:if>
                                <xsl:if test="measure">
                                         measure html here
                                        </xsl:if>
                        </td>
                        <td>
                                <xsl:value-of select="$_stepno"/> -
<xsl:value-of select="./para"/>
                        </td>
                </tr>
                <xsl:if test="descendant::step">
                        <xsl:apply-templates select="step">
                                <xsl:with-param name="stepno">
                                        <xsl:value-of
select="$_stepno"/>
                                </xsl:with-param>
                        </xsl:apply-templates>
                </xsl:if>
        </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

It needs a lot of work obviously but theres the basics to get you
going. G'Luck

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Thank you so much Lee! I think I actually understand SOME of it too!

May I be greedy? Could you please tell me how I would handle other
elements within the step element? For example, there will be hrefs, note
(format), etc. Do I do a template for each of the possible elements,
then refer to them within the HTML body? Quick example?

Happy Thursday...

KathyBurke

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Hi again,

In reading your very lovely answer, I can't quite understand what this
part is doing. (1) assigns a parameter to step named "stepno", then...?

<xsl:param name="stepno"/>
        <xsl:variable name="_stepno">
            <xsl:value-of select="$stepno"/>
            <xsl:if test="$stepno">.</xsl:if>
            <xsl:value-of select="position()"/>

Any illumination appreciated!
KathyBurke

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All it is is the equivilent of how you use <xsl:number> - it
constructs the numeric step in a much more roundabout fashion (I didnt
even know xsl:number could do that - learn something new etc )

Quote:>Hi again,

>In reading your very lovely answer, I can't quite understand what this
>part is doing. (1) assigns a parameter to step named "stepno", then...?

><xsl:param name="stepno"/>
>        <xsl:variable name="_stepno">
>            <xsl:value-of select="$stepno"/>
>            <xsl:if test="$stepno">.</xsl:if>
>            <xsl:value-of select="position()"/>

>Any illumination appreciated!
>KathyBurke

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Regards

Lee

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The example I posted handles the document in a programatic manner - to
handle other elements use <xsl:apply-templates select="whatever"/> as
needed. You may need to use the above several times to construct the
document as you need.

Quote:>Thank you so much Lee! I think I actually understand SOME of it too!

>May I be greedy? Could you please tell me how I would handle other
>elements within the step element? For example, there will be hrefs, note
>(format), etc. Do I do a template for each of the possible elements,
>then refer to them within the HTML body? Quick example?

>Happy Thursday...

>KathyBurke

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Regards

Lee

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