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Hi Michael,

I must consider that I have quite some trouble explaining my special use case,
but I'll try to build up a solution on basis of your recommendation.
Thank you very much!

wbr,
Roman

> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Gesendet: Montag, 14. Februar 2005 14:34
> An: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: RE: [xsl] Closing and reopening hierarchically
> structured elements
>
> I haven't tried to study your particular problem, I'm afraid.
>
> The general design approach to these problems is to
>
> * start by defining the result tree that you want to produce
>
> * for each element node in the result tree, write a template
> rule that outputs that element
>
> * then think about the conditions under which you want that
> template rule to be fired, and write appropriate match
> patterns and/or apply-templates instructions
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Huditsch Roman [mailto:Roman.Huditsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 14 February 2005 13:28
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: AW: [xsl] Closing and reopening hierarchically structured
> > elements
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your reply.
> > Actually, I though about that before, but since I could not imagine
> > any other solution and being absolutly desperate, I though
> this would
> > be my last escape route...
> > My problem is that the table must appear at the same
> logical position
> > as before...
> > How can the grouping mechanism help me at this position?
> > Is there a simpler way in XSLT 2.0?
> >
> > Thanks very much for your patience.
> >
> > wbr,
> > Roman
> >
> >
> > > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Gesendet: Montag, 14. Februar 2005 13:42
> > > An: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Betreff: RE: [xsl] Closing and reopening hierarchically
> structured
> > > elements
> > >
> > > > The second step involves closing all ancestor elements
> before my
> > > > table.
> > > > Generating an <fo:block span="all">, including my table
> > > markup within
> > > > and re-opening my closed ancestor elements (including all
> > > attributes
> > > > defined before).
> > >
> > > no, no! XSLT instructions write nodes to a tree, they
> don't "open"
> > > and "close" elements. Writing a node is an indivisible operation.
> > >
> > > Read http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/grouping, and
> > inwardly absorb...
> > >
> > > Michael Kay
> > > http://www.saxonica.com/

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