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In an XML file used to generate a cumulative index to a journal, I have a
number of similar citations, one of which sometimes needs to be removed from
the file.
As shown in the original example below, note that the content of the first <Subject>'s <SubDiv1> child, Kucera, Vaclav, matches the content of the second <Subject><Heading>'s child, Kucera, Vaclav. As shown in the output example, I want to remove this second <Subject>. However, I only want to do this for certain <Headings> and need to specify in my XSLT style sheet, for instance, if within an <Item> the <Heading>Stamp Designers</Heading>'s <SubDiv1> child is identical to another another <Subject>'s <Heading> child, remove the latter. Thus, I cannot use a generalized version (I must be able to specify the first <Heading>, because not all of these constructs should be removed). I do not object to running the style sheet repeatedly to apply it to, for instance, <Heading>Stamp Engravers</Heading>. However, it would be great to be able to drive it with a list like: <Removals> <Citation>Stamp Designers</Citations> <Citation>Stamp Engravers</Citations> <Removals> Any hints or help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Mark Original:
<List>
<Item>
<Subject>
<Heading>Stamp Designers</Heading>
<SubDiv1>Kucera, Vaclav</SubDiv1>
<SubDiv2 >Czech Graphic Humor Issue</SubDiv2>
</Subject>
<Subject>
<Heading>Kucera, Vaclav</Heading>
<SubDiv1 >Czech Graphic Humor Issue</SubDiv1>
</Subject>
<Article>
<Person>van Zanten, G.M.</Person>
<Title>New issues. Czech Republic</Title>
<IssueName>Jan/Feb</IssueName>
<IssueNumber>1</IssueNumber>
<Year>2000</Year>
<Page>35</Page>
</Article>
</Item>
</List>Output:
<List>
<Item>
<Subject>
<Heading>Stamp Designers</Heading>
<SubDiv1>Kucera, Vaclav</SubDiv1>
<SubDiv2 >Czech Graphic Humor Issue</SubDiv2>
</Subject>
<Article>
<Person>van Zanten, G.M.</Person>
<Title>New issues. Czech Republic</Title>
<IssueName>Jan/Feb</IssueName>
<IssueNumber>1</IssueNumber>
<Year>2000</Year>
<Page>35</Page>
</Article>
</Item>
</List>
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