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Re: embedding links from xml to html using {}
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- Subject: Re: [xsl] embedding links from xml to html using {}
- From: "Kevin Nardi" <kevnardi at hotmail dot com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:01:10 -0700
- Reply-To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
<xsl:template match="event">
<a href="#{venueId}">
<xsl:value-of select="//venueInfo/venueName[../venueId =
current()/venueId]" />
</a>
<br />
</xsl:template>
I think. ;)
I'm new at this too.
-Kevin
>From: "Runni Vermel" <runni@venuepoint.com>
>Reply-To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
>To: <XSL-List@lists.mulberrytech.com>
>Subject: [xsl] embedding links from xml to html using {}
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:41:57 -0700
>
>so, here's my problem, bear with me since i AM a newbie.
>here goes: my xml tree is as follows:
><notification>
>
><event>
> <venueId>457</venueId>
> <bunch of more stuff here></bunch of more stuff>
></event>
>
><event>
> <venueId>457</venueId>
> <bunch of more stuff here></bunch of more stuff>
></event>
>
><venueInfo>
> <venueId>venueid3</venueId>
> <venueName>venuename3</venueName>
></venueInfo>
>
><venueInfo>
> <venueId>venueid3</venueId>
> <venueName>venuename3</venueName>
></venueInfo>
>
></notification>
>
>what i wanna do is do this:
>both events have a venueId and both venueInfo also have a venueId. in my
>xml
>page, i have a list of events, and the corresponding venues. there will
>always be a match between the event venueId and the venueInto venueId.
>(hope
>that made sense).
>so, i'm trying to link the venueName with the venueId as the link as such:
><a href ="#<venueId />"><xsl:apply-templates select="//venueName"/></a>
>
>yes, i know that isn't correct xsl, i just wanted to explain it in the
>easiest way.
>so, i tried using this:
><a href ="#{venueId}"><xsl:apply-templates select="//venueName"/></a>
>
>alas, reality (and the parser) laughed in my face - this code is only
>returning the FIRST venueId - it's not going through the xml tree - only
>grabbing the first one...
>
>this is a problem, because even though my sample only has two venueIds, in
>fact, i have allot more.
>
>any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated...
>thanks,
>runni
>
>
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