• From: David Megginson <david@m...>
• To: "XML Developers' List" <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:17:40 -0500 (EST)

Peter Seibel writes:

 > >How do I build a table of contents that is output BEFORE the
 > >document without reading the whole input before I start to output?
 > 
 > Buffer the rest of the document. Or make two passes.

In general, however, you cannot know how many passes you need to
make, since one query might depend on the results of another.


All the best,


David

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