XSLT preceding problem

[Sven]

Hi

I have the following XML & XSLT:

XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Source Source="IBM">
<Detail>
<UserID></UserID>
<Time>20030610135531</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM421</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Start sessie</ActionText>
<ChargingID>0750490000011325</ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>31622000658</UserID>
<Time>20030610135532</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM420</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Succesvolle account balance wijziging</ActionText>
<ChargingID>0750490000011325</ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>time-trigger</UserID>
<Time>20030613235901</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM440</ActionCode>
<ActionText>rapport 1</ActionText>
<ChargingID></ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>time-trigger</UserID>
<Time>20030613235902</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM443</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Rapport 3</ActionText>
<ChargingID></ChargingID>
</Detail>

</Source>
XSLT:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"
indent="yes"/>

xsl:param name="action_codes" select="',420,421,422,430,431,432,'"/>
<xsl:template match="/">

<xsomething>
<data_details>
<xsl:for-each select="Source/Detail[(contains($action_codes,concat(',',substring(Actio nCode,4,3),',')))]">
<xsl:sort select="Time" order="ascending"/>

<data_detail>
<xsl:if test="string-length(UserID) != 0">
<user_id><xsl:value-of select="UserID"/></user_id>
</xsl:if>

<datum_record>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,1, 4)"/>-<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 5, 2)"/>-<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,
7, 2)"/>T<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 9, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 11, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 13, 2)"/>
</datum_record>

<action_code><xsl:value-of select="ActionCode"/></action_code>

<action_tekst><xsl:value-of select="ActionText"/></action_tekst>

<xsl:if test="string-length(ChargingID) != 0">
<charging_id><xsl:value-of select="ChargingID"/></charging_id>
</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(ChargingID) = 0">
<charging_id><xsl:value-of
select="normalize-space(preceding::ChargingID[1])"/></charging_id>
</xsl:if>
</data_detail>

</xsl:for-each>
</data_details>
</xsomething>

</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

The goal of my xslt is, that when the tag CHARGING_ID is missing that
the previously known charging_id will be used. Sometimes it will be
the previous another time it will be 10 'records' back.

Unfortunately the XSLT above is not working correctly, because when
the value of Charging_id is not present the tag will be supplied (I
cannot change it).

Is there another way to achieve my goal, by ie. changing this piece of
code 'preceding::ChargingID[1]'?
I have tried recursive templates but I didnt figured it out ?

Anyone an idea ?

greets
Sven

[Marrow]

Hi Sven,

I think you are almost there...

If you change...
<xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(preceding::ChargingID[1])"/>
to...
<xsl:value-of select="preceding::ChargingID[normalize-space()][1]"/>

Although rather than two opposing <xsl:if>'s you might be better with a
<xsl:choose>, e.g.

<charging_id>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="normalize-space(ChargingID)">
<xsl:value-of select="ChargingID"/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:value-of
select="preceding::ChargingID[normalize-space()][1]"/>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</charging_id>

Or you could roll it into one XPath expression, something like...

<charging_id>
<xsl:value-of select="(ChargingID[normalize-space()] |
preceding-sibling::Detail[normalize-space(ChargingID)][1]/ChargingID)[last()
]"/>
</charging_id>

BTW, if you replace this bit of code...

<datum_record>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,1, 4)"/>-<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 5, 2)"/>-<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,
7, 2)"/>T<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 9, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 11, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 13, 2)"/>
</datum_record>

with...

<datum_record>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,1, 4)"/>
<xsl:text>-</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 5, 2)"/>
<xsl:text>-</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 7, 2)"/>
<xsl:text>T</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 9, 2)"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 11, 2)"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 13, 2)"/>
</datum_record>

you won't have to run all the lines of XSLT code together in order to avoid
CR/LFs from appearing in the <datum_record> output element value.

Hope this helps
Marrow
http://www.marrowsoft.com - home of Xselerator (XSLT IDE and debugger)
http://www.topxml.com/Xselerator
"Sven" <sv**@it4us.nl> wrote in message
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Hi

I have the following XML & XSLT:

XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Source Source="IBM">
<Detail>
<UserID></UserID>
<Time>20030610135531</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM421</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Start sessie</ActionText>
<ChargingID>0750490000011325</ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>31622000658</UserID>
<Time>20030610135532</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM420</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Succesvolle account balance wijziging</ActionText>
<ChargingID>0750490000011325</ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>time-trigger</UserID>
<Time>20030613235901</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM440</ActionCode>
<ActionText>rapport 1</ActionText>
<ChargingID></ChargingID>
</Detail>

<Detail>
<UserID>time-trigger</UserID>
<Time>20030613235902</Time>
<ActionCode>IBM443</ActionCode>
<ActionText>Rapport 3</ActionText>
<ChargingID></ChargingID>
</Detail>

</Source>
XSLT:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"
indent="yes"/>

xsl:param name="action_codes" select="',420,421,422,430,431,432,'"/>
<xsl:template match="/">

<xsomething>
<data_details>
<xsl:for-each select="Source/Detail[(contains($action_codes,concat(',',substring(Actio nCod
e,4,3),',')))]"> <xsl:sort select="Time" order="ascending"/>

<data_detail>
<xsl:if test="string-length(UserID) != 0">
<user_id><xsl:value-of select="UserID"/></user_id>
</xsl:if>

<datum_record>
<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,1, 4)"/>-<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 5, 2)"/>-<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time,
7, 2)"/>T<xsl:value-of select="substring(Time, 9, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 11, 2)"/>:<xsl:value-of
select="substring(Time, 13, 2)"/>
</datum_record>

<action_code><xsl:value-of select="ActionCode"/></action_code>

<action_tekst><xsl:value-of select="ActionText"/></action_tekst>

<xsl:if test="string-length(ChargingID) != 0">
<charging_id><xsl:value-of select="ChargingID"/></charging_id>
</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="string-length(ChargingID) = 0">
<charging_id><xsl:value-of
select="normalize-space(preceding::ChargingID[1])"/></charging_id>
</xsl:if>
</data_detail>

</xsl:for-each>
</data_details>
</xsomething>

</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

The goal of my xslt is, that when the tag CHARGING_ID is missing that
the previously known charging_id will be used. Sometimes it will be
the previous another time it will be 10 'records' back.

Unfortunately the XSLT above is not working correctly, because when
the value of Charging_id is not present the tag will be supplied (I
cannot change it).

Is there another way to achieve my goal, by ie. changing this piece of
code 'preceding::ChargingID[1]'?
I have tried recursive templates but I didnt figured it out ?

Anyone an idea ?

greets
Sven

[Sven]

Hi Marrow,

Thank you very much. It works excellent !! Also thanx for the addiditional remarks.

greets,
Sven

"Marrow" <[e-mail]> wrote in message news:<GX***************@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net>...

Hi Sven,

I think you are almost there...