RE: Generating a FrameSet from a XML document

On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Kay Michael wrote:

> > I'm starting to design a Cocoon1-based web site and I would 
> > like to use a
> > frameset with the usual "navigation frame" on the left side, the "main
> > content frame" on the right, maybe a "banner frame" on the 
> > top... the usual
> > frame-based layout you can see in most web sites.
> > 
> > I wonder: how can I generate the frameset and the frames from my XML
> > document?
> 
> If you are doing the transform server-side you can achieve this using the
> "multiple output documents" extension that is present in many XSLT
> processors.

Actually with a dynamic engine like Cocoon this isn't the best avenue to
try and pursue. I suggest looking into <xsl:if> for determining which
frame you're in based on the querystring. I'm sure the cocoon samples
directory has examples of using <xsl:if> based on the querystring.

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