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So do I need to download xselerator? If so, is this something that I would also need to add to my server box (currently, developing calendar app at home). Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 1:51 PM Subject: Re: A Calendar Project... > See: "A Calendar, using the XSelerator's datetime library", > http://www.topxml.com/code/default.asp?p=3&id=v20020711152545 > > In addition to your requirements this XSLT app supports two display formats > for a week (with Sun starting the week and with Mon starting the week) and > also hilighting holidays and events from an external xml file. > > > Hope this helped. > > > > ===== > Cheers, > > Dimitre Novatchev. > http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL > > > "Karl Stubsjoen" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:003401c33308$20ee7800$71d76844@xxxxxxx > > Hello, > > I'm embarking on a calendar project... from the ground up. So, I have the > > luxuray of putting it together any way I like : ) > > I'm trying to determine the best XML data structure to suit XSLT > processing. > > > > Thinking in terms of the XSLT processor: > > 1) I need to be able to create standard 7 day week wide calendar by > > 30/31 day month view > > 2) I need to be able to create a week view in a vertical and > horizontal > > display format > > 3) As well an assortment of calendar views... > > > > With item # 1 above, the challenge is to create 7 TD's then a new TR... 7 > > TD's a new TR and so on... > > The challenge in general is the grouping of different calendar parts, and > > the discovery of first day of week, etc... > > > > Has anyone else done such a project? > > I will be building my XML data source from ASP, so I will script it on the > > fly in a suitable structure to be processed by XSLT. I guess my real > > question is: what would be a good XML structure for XSLT processing of a > > calendar? > > > > Here is a couple of ideas I had (very prelimary): > > > > <CAL D="2003-06-04"> > > <DATE D="2003-05-29" DOW="1" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-05-30" DOW="2" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-05-31" DOW="3" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-06-01" DOW="4" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-06-02" DOW="5" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-06-03" DOW="6" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-06-04" DOW="7" WK="100"/> > > <DATE D="2003-06-05" DOW="1" WK="101"/> > > .... > > </CAL> > > > > Where CAL/@D is the current date (not necessarily todays date but the > > selected date) > > Where CAL/DATE/@DOW is the day-of-week (sunday..monday..tuesday.. ..) > > Where CAL/DATE/@WK is the week of the year > > > > Here is another format: > > <CAL D="2003-06-04"> > > <WEEK W="100"> > > <DATE D="2003-05-29" DOW="1" /> > > <DATE D="2003-05-30" DOW="2" /> > > <DATE D="2003-05-31" DOW="3" /> > > <DATE D="2003-06-01" DOW="4" /> > > <DATE D="2003-06-02" DOW="5" /> > > <DATE D="2003-06-03" DOW="6" /> > > <DATE D="2003-06-04" DOW="7" /> > > </WEEK> > > <WEEK W="101"> > > <DATE D="2003-06-05" DOW="1"> > > ... > > </CAL> > > > > > > Again, the challeng (that I see) is grouping calendar dates into the > > different calendar views we are use to seeing. > > I've built a calendar before using ASP and recall the struggle I had of > > discovering first day of the month... what week day the first day of month > > fell on... I recall the "skipping" of non-current month dates, and so > on... > > > > Any ideas would be appreciated! I'm working on this all day today. Oh, > and > > if anyone is interested in collaboriting on this project, let me know. > > > > Karl > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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