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Subject: [xsl] Working with Collections
From: "Craig Branham" <ccbranham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:41:07 -0700
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Dear List:
I have a set of large input files (all with the same structure) to process
with collection() and an external collection file that shows which input
files to process, and in what order, to a single output file.
Is there a way to join all these documents below the top level element and
process their contents as though they were a single input file?
A <xsl:for-each/> approach processes each document in the collection in
turn, which I don't want (I need to be able to traverse the entire
collection):
<xsl:template match="/">
<mytop>
<xsl:for-each select="collection('collection.xml')">
<xsl:apply-templates select="yourtop/yourcontent"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</mytop>
</xsl:template>
I could also abandon using collections and use:
<xsl:apply-templates
select="...|document('x')/...|document('y')/..."/>
but I would rather have a separate collection file for extensibility and
flexibility if possible.
I've tried creating a temporary tree, but have run into memory problems
doing this that I'd rather not deal with.
Does anyone have any advice?
Many Thanks,
Craig B.
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