Re: [xsl] Joining two XML-files

["Jorge Bello" <jnbello at ptq dot pemex dot com>]

Michael Kay wrote:
> Actually, the best solution is to join the tables while they are still in
a
> relational database, rather than doing it with XSLT. Relational databases
> are usually quite good at joins (they get a lot of practice).
>
> If you must do it in XSLT, set up an xsl:key definition to define the join
> attribute in one file, and use the key() function while processing the
other
> file to bring in the matching record(s). You'll need to use the document()
> function to reference the second file.
>
Mike:

Thanks for your response, definitely I can't use databases for this.
Would you be kind enough to send me a URL where I can find
more information or some examples ?
(I'm waiting the "XSLT Reference" from Amazon)

TIA,
Jorge Bello


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