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After you use the standard XPath 2.0 collection() function, the rest is simple grouping. Create the resulting files using <xsl:result-document> -- best with the same name but in a new directory. -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:31 AM, a kusa <akusa8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello > > I have a requirement which B I am not sure if this can be done in XSLT. > I will try to explain it B theoretically as much as possible and please > let me know if there is any way this can be done in XSLT. > > I have a bunch of XML files in a folder. > > The XML files have an element called 'prod-num' which is an 8-digit > number the first 5 of which follows a particular numbering scheme > based on what the XML is for. > > For example, if the XML represents books for children, B the prod-num > has the following numbering scheme : 1212 - 1. > If the XML data represents books for Science, the prod-num has the > following numbering scheme: 1212-2 > > Now, here is what needs to happen. > > The last three of the prod-num needs to be sequentially numbered if > the first 5 are the same. > > So, in my explained example above, the transformation needs to read > the folder with the XML files, and read through the prod-num values. > > If there are say two XML files with 1212-1, then the first one needs > to be updated with 1212-1001, the second one becomes 1212-1002. > > Can the experts please give me some tips and ideas to resolve this? > > Thanks in advance
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