Re: Skeleton Merge

I think instead of adopting a merging approach, you could hardcode
element creation in the XSLT (shown as below)..

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />

<!-- identity template -->
<xsl:template match="node() | @*">
   <xsl:copy>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="node() | @*" />
   </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="branches">
     <email/>
     <website/>
     <branches>
       <xsl:apply-templates />
     </branches>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="branch/name">
     <name><xsl:apply-templates /></name>
     <address/>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Regards,
Mukul

On 8/23/05, Saran Toochinda <sarantoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm using XForms to collect XML data (company data, 1 file per
> company). A skeleton of blank XML file which is based on a schema is
> use to present the data input forms. Our schema is change from time to
> time with additional data structure as well as corresponding XForms
> control. There is no problem with the new file because it always based
> on a new skeleton file. The problem arise on the existing files
> because XForms bound it's control to existance of data element in
> existing document. The newly added XForms controls don't get display
> because there is no such data exist before.
>
> My question is how can I merge newly added, blank element to an
> existing file using XSLT to reflect the new data structure. For
> example: merging existing.xml with skeleton.xml and looking for
> somethink like the output below:
>
> File existing.xml:
>
> <company id="123">
>   <name>ABC</name>
>   <address>NJ</address>
>   <phone>123456</phone>
>   <fax>56789</fax>
>   <branches>
>        <branch>
>            <name>Branch A</name>
>        </branch>
>        <branch>
>            <name>Branch B</name>
>        </branch>
>   </branch>
> </company>
>
> File skeleton.xml with newly added element:
>
> <company id="">
>   <name/>
>   <address/>
>   <phone/>
>   <fax/>
>   <email/>              <!-- added -->
>   <website/>           <!-- added -->
>   <branches>
>        <branch>
>            <name/>
>            <address/>    <!-- added -->
>        </branch>
>   </branch>
> </company>
>
> This is a needed output:
>
> <company id="123">
>   <name>ABC</name>
>   <address>NJ</address>
>   <phone>123456</phone>
>   <fax>56789</fax>
>   <email/>                           <!-- added -->
>   <fax/>                               <!-- added -->
>   <branches>
>        <branch>
>            <name>Branch A</name>
>            <address/>               <!-- added -->
>        </branch>
>        <branch>
>            <name>Branch B</name>
>            <address/>               <!-- added -->
>        </branch>
>   </branch>
> </company>
>
>
> The actual schema is very complex and there are many schemas so
> looking for a universal transform solution rather than hard coded per
> element/file.
>
> Many thanks in advance!