XML schema transformation with XSLT

[sakhawn]

hi all,
I need to transform an xml file into a different format (Dublin Core schema) using xslt, file contains different records each record needs to transformed based on a unique ID (in this case its element <guid>) that represents the record. Input file is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ListRecords>
<record>
<header>
<identifier>Project_DEM_100</identifier>
<datestamp>2000-02-14T09:23:25Z</datestamp>
</header>
<metadata>
<group xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://url.for.schema/schema.xsd">
<title>USER.765</title>
<feed>
<title>My feed</title>
<url>no.url.available</url>
<item>
<!-- Here guid is the unique id for each of the records and also for transformation into another xml format -->
<guid>oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</guid>
<events>
<event>
<dateTime>2000-03-26T13:27:49.00</dateTime>
<action>
<actionType>doSomeAtcion</actionType>
<relatedData>
<metadata>
<lom xsi:schemaLocation="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM">
<general >
<identifier>
<entry>340</entry>
</identifier>
<identifier>
<identifier>
<catalog>oai</catalog>
<entry>oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</entry>
</identifier
<title>
<langstring>
<value>Graduation mw. S. de Caralt</value>
<language>en</language>
</langstring>
</title>
<catalogentry>
<catalog>nl.wur.wurtv</catalog>
<entry>
<langstring>
<value>340</value>
<language>x-none</language>
</langstring>
</entry>
</catalogentry>
<grouplanguage>en</grouplanguage>
<description>
<langstring>
<value>Sponge Culture: Learning from Biology and Ecology</value>
<language>en</language>
</langstring>
</description>
</general>
<metametadata >
<identifier>
<entry>340</entry>
</identifier>
<identifier>
<catalog>oai</catalog>
<entry>oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</entry>
</identifier>
<contribute>
<date>
<dateTime>2001-12-01T00:00:00.00Z</dateTime>
</date>
</contribute>
<contribute>
<role>
<source>PROJECT1.0</source>
<value>provider</value>
</role>
<entity>
BEGIN:VCARD User VERSION:3.0 END:VCARD
</entity>
<date>
<dateTime>2001-10-10T15:56:17.58Z</dateTime>
</date>
</contribute>
<metadatascheme>LORENET</metadatascheme>
</metametadata>
</lom>
</metadata>
</relatedData>
</action>
</event>
</events>
</item>
</feed>
</group>
</metadata>
</record>
<record>
<!-- similar other records that are distnguished with unique id's (guid element) -->
</record>
</ListRecords>

The oupt file should be:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ListRecords>
<record>
<dc:header>Project_DEM_100</dc:header>
<dc:date>2000-02-14T09:23:25Z</dc:date>
<metadata>
<group xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://url.for.schema/schema.xsd">
<dc:title>USER.765</dc:title>
<dc:feedData>
<dc:title>My feed</dc:title>
<dc:url>no.url.available</dc:url>
<dc:item>
<!-- Here identifier is the unique id for each of the records and guid element is changed into identifier element -->
<dc:identifier>oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</dc:identifier>
<dc:events>
<dc:event>
<dc:dateTime>2000-03-26T13:27:49.00</dc:dateTime>
<dc:userAction>
<dc:actionType>doSomeAtcion</dc:actionType>
<dc:relatedData>
<metadata>
<lom xsi:schemaLocation="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM">
<general >
<dc:identifier>340</dc:identifier>
<identifier>
<dc:identifier>oa1,oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</identifier
<dc:title>Graduation mw. S. de Caralt</dc:title>
<dc:catalogentry>
<dc:catalog>nl.wur.wurtv</dc:catalog>
<dc:language>x-none</dc:language>
</dc:catalogentry>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:description>Sponge Culture: Learning from Biology and Ecology</dc:description>
</general>
<metametadata >
<dc:identifier>340</identifier>
<dc:identifier>oai, oai:triple-l:2c7ba037-52a6-4323-97dd-b6ea1cdbfd18:340</dc:identifier>
<dc:contribute>
<dc:date>2001-10-10T15:56:17.58Z</dc:date>
</dc:contribute>
<dc:contribute>
<dc:role>PROJECT1.0,provide</dc:role>
<entity>
BEGIN:VCARD User VERSION:3.0 END:VCARD
</entity>
<dc:date>2001-10-10T15:56:17.58Z</dc:date>
</dc:contribute>
<dc:metadatascheme>LORENET</dc:metadatascheme>
</metametadata>
</lom>
</metadata>
</dc:relatedData>
</dc:userAction>
</dc:event>
</dc:events>
</dc:item>
</dc:feedData>
</group>
</metadata>
</record>
<record>
<!-- similar other records that are distnguished with unique id's (guid element) and trasnformed into above format -->
</record>
</ListRecords>

I don't know anything about xslt so need help about how this tranformation can be done..
Thnx. & regards..

[Dormilich]

I think the best for you is to start with a tutorial (XSLT @ w3schools) to get used to the language.

if you run into problem, just ask us.

regards