RE: Help

[Geeta Gudavalli <gg...@McLeodUSA.com>]

---------------------- Forwarded by Geeta Gudavalli/MCLEOD on 07/12/2000 10:09
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Arved Sandstrom <Ar...@chebucto.ns.ca> on 07/11/2000 09:28:04 PM

Please respond to xsl-list@mulberrytech.com

To:   xsl-list@mulberrytech.com
cc:    (bcc: Geeta Gudavalli/MCLEOD)
Subject:  RE: Help




I'll second that. Post your stuff to fop-dev@xml.apache.org and we can help.

Arved Sandstrom

At 04:59 PM 7/11/00 -0500, prasadm@crt.com wrote:
>Somebody could lead you in the right direcytion provided they have a
>sample xml and the corresponding xsl you have written for that
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:  Geeta Gudavalli [SMTP:ggudavalli@McLeodUSA.com]
>> Sent:  Tuesday, July 11, 2000 3:59 PM
>> To:    XSL-List@mulberrytech.com
>> Subject:    Help
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>      I am new to XSLT  and FOP.  I am trying to convert a XML document to
>> PDF.
>> The resulting PDF document looks similar to an application form.  I read
>> XML
>> data from a database and in turn convert it into PDF.  I have been reading
>> lot
>> of information about FOP and XSLT.  I am able to convert simple XML data
>> to PDF.
>> I am just wondering about couple of things.
>> 1.  My XML data is somewhat dynamic.  As in application form, I may not
>> receive
>> all the values for all the fields in the form but I have to include them
>> in my
>> style sheet.  Is there a way to do that in XSLT?
>> 2. As in application form, I am counting the positions of each field and
>> outputting the values by using fo:block.  Is there any other way to do
>> this?
>> The way I am coding is going to be too long.
>>
>> Your help is greatly appreciated.

(See attached file: out1.xsl)(See attached file: out1.xml)
>> Thank you,
>> Geeta