RE: randomizing data

For randomization in XSLT, you should check out Dimitre Novatchev's excellent
work on FXSL including a whole module for random number generation.

Casting the Dice with FXSL: Random Number Generation Functions in XSLT
http://www.topxml.com/xsl/articles/dice/


-Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Passin, Tom [mailto:tpassin@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:05 PM
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Subject: RE:  randomizing data

From: SnHndrc@xxxxxxx [mailto:SnHndrc@xxxxxxx]
 
> Is it possible to grab sections of an xml document
<chapter1><title></title><para></para></chapter1> and randomize it with xslt? 

> Chapter 10 would be first, then 8 then another chapter in random order.

Yes, you could do that.  I have a hack in the forthcoming OReilly book "XML
Hacks" that shows a simple way to randomize with xslt.  Basically, insert a
string of random numbers into a node in the style sheet and index into it to get
the random numbers.  Or you could pass in a different random string as a global
parameter each time you run the stylesheet.

Cheers,

Tom P