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Re: Combining stylesheets for baseclass-subclass type documents


Daniel Brockman wrote:

>>Can you break out the common templates/variables/params into separate 
>>XSL documents? This way you can directly target your unique 
>>circumstance. For example, what i do is have a global_defintions.xsl 
>>that includes all the common XSLT documents (variables, params) that 
>>have common usage. Then in the unique XSLTs, I just include 
>>global_defintions.xsl. When you need the unique view you call the unique 
>>XSLT doc which includes the common stuff.
>>
>
>Well, in a way, my a.xsl is like your global_definitions.xsl: stylesheets
>for unique circumstances (e.g., b.xsl) indeed include this base
>stylesheet.  The problem lies in how the two need to be combined
>(explained and examplified in my previous message) under the restrictions
>in place:
>
>a.xsl has to be independent of b.xsl, and b.xsl has to inherit the
>a-specific information from a.xsl.  Additionally, a.xsl should be able to
>transform a document on its own; it's not just a "library-stylesheet".
>
Can't you just include a.xsl in b.xsl? Call a on it's own and b includes 
a so it does what want?

-Rob



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