Using the XSLT Mapper - Getting Started

 

The XSLT Mapper is available only in Stylus Studio XML Enterprise Edition and Stylus Studio XML Professional Edition.

This section helps you get started using the XSLT Mapper to create stylesheets that aggregate data and transform XML. The sample files used in this section are in the Stylus Studio examples\simpleMappings directory. If you follow the procedures in this section, you create the BooksToCatalog.xsl stylesheet. A sample version of this stylesheet, sampleBooksToCatalog.xsl, is also in the examples\simpleMappings directory of your Stylus Studio installation directory.

How this section is organized

Each of the topics in this section contains instructions for working with sample XML documents that you can use to familiarize yourself with the XSLT Mapper. You should perform the steps in each topic before you move on to the next topic - after the first topic, some steps depend on actions you performed in a previous topic.

This section covers the following topics:

Other sources of information

In addition to the topics described in this section, the Stylus Studio® 2006 User Guide contains other sources of information on XSLT:

Before you begin

To get started, you will need to start Stylus Studio if you haven't already. See Starting Stylus Studio if you need help with this step.

XSLT Debugger

Stylus Studio's XSLT debugger - a requirement for building bug-free XSLT stylesheets and XML data transformation applications. Stylus Studio's XSLT debugger gives you complete visibility and control over the XSLT transformation process.

Converting Static HTML to XML

This video tutorial covers how to convert static HTML to XML.

Using XSLT Templates

Using XSLT Templates is an online video demonstration of the Stylus Studio XSLT designer. See just how easy it is to create, apply and match XSLT templates to your XML data to create beautiful HTML layouts for XML content publishing applications.

XML Project

Stylus Studio's Project Window is an intuitive, visual feature for organizing files belonging to a project. It supports different file-type icons and nested folders; many helpful options are available from the context menu.

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