Re: Sorting help

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

Cheers,
-- Abel Braaksma

I need help sorting XML file. This is the XSLT I am using. I am trying to sort the PIPTransaction based on Usage tag, UsagePurpose. UsagePurpose="Cancel" transaction should be at the starting of the file and than rest of the transaction. Thanks In advance.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0" xmlns:pd="http://www.oeb.gov.on.ca" exclude-result-prefixes="pd">
<xsl:template name="Usage">
<xsl:apply-templates mode="copynode"/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="@*" mode="copynode">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*" mode="copynode"/>
<xsl:apply-templates mode="copynode"/> <xsl:for-each select="pd:Usage">
<xsl:sort select="@UsagePurpose" order="descending" data-type="text"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="*" mode="copynode">
<!--xsl:element name="{local-name()}" namespace=""-->
<xsl:element name="{local-name()}">
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*" mode="copynode"/>
<xsl:apply-templates mode="copynode"/> </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>