trying to use XSLT to convert XML but exclude records i dont want

Christopher_amatulli · #1 Jun 27, 2007, 08:41 AM

i'm trying to figure out how to get an XML file converted using XSLT to a flat text file... i am having 2 issues with this that i am hoping someone here can help me with.

issue 1: i want to exclude nodes based on a value of a attribute in a node. i already have a for-each running on that node, but i would like to know how to exclude them based on the value of the attribute of the node.

issue 2: how do i insert a CRLF during the transform...

hisham440 · Sep 9, 2007, 06:11 AM

i Don't Know..

Sitwonade · Feb 28, 2008, 10:54 AM

1.

Code:

<xsl:for-each select="//node[not(@attribute='value for which you want the node excluded')]">
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:for-each>

2.
create a variable with:

Code:

<xsl:variable name="CRLF">
<xsl:text>
</xsl:text>
</xsl:variable>

insert it with:

Code:

<xsl:value-of select="$CRLF"/>

edit: argh... even inside the code tags it's being eaten. it should be:
<xsl:text>ampersand pound one zero semicolon</xsl:text>
but actually type the charcaters (not the words) and no spaces.



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