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Oh and for exercises, use your own xml and try to get something out of
it, and increase that step by step.

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Michel Hendriksen
<michel.hendriksen@xxxxx> wrote:
> Online is good enough. Try p.e. http://w3schools.com/
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> Michel
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> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Roelof Wobben <rwobben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Oke,
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>> That's fair.
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>> I think I have learn myself the basics of converting a xml file into a html
file.
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>> call-template and how to convert a html file are things I do not
understand.
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>> Do you think I can better goto the library and looking for a good xslt book
or is there a site where I can learn everything
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>> with exercises so I can see if I understand it right.
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>> I know the w3schools site but that one does not have exercises for
practicing,
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>> Roelof
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>>> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 12:18:11 -0500
>>> From: wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [xsl] xslt transformation did not create any output
>>>
>>> Dear Roelof,
>>>
>>> On 12/9/2011 11:43 AM, Roelof Wobben wrote:
>>> > What I try to achieve is to break a big xslt file into pieces.
>>> >
>>> > So What I want to achieve is that the something matches to root.
>>>
>>> Could be. Or maybe not. Assuming it's an XML source document (not an
>>> XSLT stylesheet) that you want to break into pieces, there are many ways
>>> you might do it, and matching on the root may or may not be involved.
>>>
>>> > Then I need a piece which contains the piece which holds the head
>>> > section of the html file.
>>>
>>> Sure ... if you're generating more than one HTML result, you will want
>>> each one of them to have a head element.
>>>
>>> > But appearently Im on the wrong track.
>>>
>>> Again, I'm not sure you're on the wrong track.
>>>
>>> It's just that, as some recent responses on the list may have suggested
>>> to you, you're trying to do too much at once.
>>>
>>> It's as if you said to us "I need to cook a four-course gourmet meal,
>>> and for dessert I want to serve tiramisu", but it is clear from your
>>> technique that you haven't learned how to beat an egg.
>>>
>>> This is why you have heard us suggest you make the effort to study XSLT
>>> fundamentals. Only when you have practiced the basics, like beating eggs
>>> and chopping vegetables, will you be able to cook a four-course meal
>>> (with or without tiramisu).
>>>
>>> > If someone can point me to the right track im a very happy men.
>>>
>>> The track has already been pointed to: it's right in front of you. Study
>>> the basics. Only if you do that will we be able to help you.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Wendell
>>>
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