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Re: outputting multiple documents based on a variable


Hello James,

multiple output is not possible in pure XSLT 1.0, but have a look at 
extension functions (e.g. for XALAN: 
http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/apidocs/org/apache/xalan/lib/Redirect.html).

Joerg

James M. Jackson Sanborn schrieb:
> Alright, I've looked through the archives, and can't find anything
> that seems directly applicable, so I thought I might try asking:
> 
> I have a pile of records in one xml file-- (simplified example below):
> <books>
>   <book>
>     <title>book on animals</title>
>     <subject>dogs</subject>
>     <subject>cats</subject>
>     <subject>snakes</subject>
>     <subject>fish</subject>
>   </book>
>   <book>
>     <title>book just on dogs</title>
>     <subject>dogs</subject>
>   </book>
>   <book>
>     <title>book just on cats</title>
>     <subject>cats</subject>
>   </book>
> </books>
> 
> -- I want to use <xsl:document> to output multiple documents with a
> single xsl-- these documents will be pages that list together books
> that include a given subject (and are named _subject_.html-- eg.
> dogs.html, cats.html, snakes.html, etc.)
> 
> In perl, I'd probably put the list of subjects for which I want to
> create pages into an array, and then cycle through the values in the
> array from start to finish, outputting a new document for each
> value--  can I use <xsl:param> like this? is there another array-like
> construct? or another simple solution I'm missing? or am I stuck
> replicating the xsl file for each different value?
> 
> Thanks for any help on this.
> -James


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