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Graham Woods

Subject: Help in formatting output HTML
Author: Graham Woods
Date: 19 Jul 2007 06:02 AM

Transforming XML --> HTML. I have a problem in formatting the final part of the HTML. I've attached the input XML, the XSLT and the output HTML. The input contains a large number of repeating <AdditionalInfo> groups. I need to re-format the output HTML so that the AdditionalInfo appears down the page rather than across it. Perhaps 4 AdditionalInfo's on each line would be ideal but, failing that, one below the next is acceptable.

Can it be done?

Any help/suggestions greatly appreciated.

Input(7).xml
Input file

XML_to_HTML.xsl
XSLT

Output_HTML.html
Output HTML

James Durning

Subject: Help in formatting output HTML
Author: James Durning
Date: 19 Jul 2007 09:20 AM

Create a new template:
<xsl:template match="AdditionalInfo">
<tr>
<td>TextLabel</td>
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="TextLabel"/></td>
<xsl:for-each select="following-sibling::AdditionalInfo[position() < 4]">
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="TextLabel"/></td>
</xsl:for-each>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AddInfo</td>
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="AddInfo"/></td>
<xsl:for-each select="following-sibling::AdditionalInfo[position() < 4]">
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="AddInfo"/></td>
</xsl:for-each>
</tr>
</xsl:template>

----
To call it, your original part in your table becomes:
<tr>
<td>AdditionalInfo</td>

<xsl:for-each select="OtherData">
<td>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<xsl:apply-templates select="AdditionalInfo[(position() mod 4) = 1]"/>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</xsl:for-each>
</tr>

Honestly, this looks somewhat messy.
Option 2:
<tr>
<td>AdditionalInfo</td>
<xsl:for-each select="OtherData">
<td>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Text Label</th>
<th>Add Info</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="AdditionalInfo">
<tr>
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="TextLabel"/></td>
<td><xsl:apply-templates select="AddInfo"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</xsl:for-each>
</tr>

Graham Woods

Subject: Help in formatting output HTML
Author: Graham Woods
Date: 19 Jul 2007 10:09 AM

Thanks James - perfect!

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