RE: [XSL] XML transformations using XSLT

Hi,

You did not give lots of detail, but the answer to your first question is,
generally, yes.  You can use XSLT to produce an XML document, thus you could
apply it to "split" two documents.

The second question (if XSLT can be used for generic algorithms) has a dual
answer. You can not use XSLT for anything useful without having a source
document - so the short answer is no, it is always specific to the document
at hand.  However, that does not mean you can not write XSL in a "modular"
fashion, you can include a "generic" piece of XSL and you can also write
"re-useable" named templates.

I hope this helps,
Heinz

-----Original Message-----
From: Chitra Lalita Madhwacharyula [mailto:iscp1059@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 Januarie 2003 06:03
To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  XML transformations using XSLT


Hello,

I am not very familiar with the complete potential of XSLT and am trying
to find out if I can use it to solve the problem that I have on hand.
Can I use only XSLT if I need to merge two XML documents based on
certain criteria or alternatively split an XML document into two or more
docs again based on certain criteria. Can XSLT be used to implement
generic algorithms or is it highly specific to the document on hand ???

Regards,
Chitra

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