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RE: dynamic # of columns and column ordering
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] dynamic # of columns and column ordering
- From: "Walter Torres" <walter at torres dot ws>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:02:55 -0600
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com]On Behalf Of Thomas B.
> Passin
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:37 AM
> To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
> Subject: Re: [xsl] dynamic # of columns and column ordering
>
>
> [L Rutker]
>
> > I have to build a page that the user can set preferences
> for what columns
> he
> > wants to see and in what order.
> >
> > Can this be done purely with XSLT? How?
> > What would be the best way to approch this?
> > How would user preference data be best applied to the process?
> > How would the empty columns not show up in the output?
> >
>
> This is not an xsl question.
Sorry, but not true.
> It is a html and possibly a javascript question.
> It may also involve the server. You have to figure
> out the machinery that can accomplish what you want.
> Once you have done that, xslt can no doubt generate
> it for you.
I have a complete XSLT/XML solution.
JavaScript is used only to sort the columns.
HTML is used only to display the data in a table format.
dHTML is used only to display hidden data.
XSLT generates the code from XML data and config info.
Walter
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