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I am trying to translate XML via XSL/XSLT need to specifically extract the
values from the first occurrence of a particular node and ignore the rest of
that same node.
I was attempting to use preceding-sibling::nodeset/node to verify if the match has already been made, but having little luck because I not only need to match the node but match substrings of the node's value. Example XML: <A> <B>12345 ABCD</B> <B>12344 ABCD</B> <B>12333 EFGH</B> <B>12344 WXYZ</B> </A> What I need to do: Recognize the first <B> with 12344 (substring from 1 with length 5) and extract ABCD (substring from 7 with length 4), but ignore all other <B> This is a very basic example, the XML I am working with is a bit more complicated and it is being translated via XSL-FO for PDF generation. The biggest problem I am having with XSL/XSLT is detaching from my procedural language experience! From my experience, I am having success in mapping singlular nodes but more difficulty when trying to accomplish "decision logic" in a non-procedural manner. Any suggestions or recommended reads would be great. Thanks, Matt _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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