RE: Converting excel columns/rows to XML using XSL

Okay, I haven't tested this but it should be pretty close to what you
wanted.

=== Excel piece: ===
<Names>
<NamedRange ss:Name="name" ss:RefersTo="=Sheet1!R2C1"/>
<NamedRange ss:Name="quantity" ss:RefersTo="=Sheet1!R2C4:R10C4"/>
<NamedRange ss:Name="yearMonth" ss:RefersTo="=Sheet1!R2C3:R10C3"/>
</Names>
<Worksheet ss:Name="Sheet1">
<Table ss:ExpandedColumnCount="4" ss:ExpandedRowCount="10"
x:FullColumns="1"
x:FullRows="1">
<Column ss:AutoFitWidth="0" ss:Width="67.5"/>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3"><Data ss:Type="String">yearMonth</Data></Cell>
<Cell><Data ss:Type="String">quantity</Data></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s25"><Data ss:Type="String">Forecast
Name</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="name"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><Data 
ss:Type="String">2002-01</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s22"><Data ss:Type="Number">10</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><Data 
ss:Type="String">2002-02</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="Number">8.29</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><Data 
ss:Type="String">2002-03</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s24"><Data ss:Type="Number">3</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><Data 
ss:Type="String">2002-04</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="Number">4.9</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><Data 
ss:Type="String">2002-05</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s24"><Data ss:Type="Number">3</Data><NamedCell
ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><NamedCell ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s24"><NamedCell ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><NamedCell ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
<Row>
<Cell ss:Index="3" ss:StyleID="s21"><NamedCell
ss:Name="yearMonth"/></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s24"><NamedCell ss:Name="quantity"/></Cell>
</Row>
</Table>

===xsl===
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet">
<xsl:template match="/">
<forecast
xmlns="http://www.vivecon.com">

<name> <xsl:apply-templates 
select="ss:Workbook/ss:Worksheet/ss:Table"/> 
</name>

</forecast>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="ss:Table">
<xsl:apply-templates select="Row[position() &gt; 1]"/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Row">
<timeQuantity>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</timeQuantity>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Cell[Data]">
<xsl:variable name="NamedCellValue" select="NamedCell/@ss:Name"/>
<xsl:element name="{$NamedCellValue}"><xsl:value-of
select="Data"/></xsl:element>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="*"/>
</xsl:stylesheet>




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