This is the standard problem of arranging data in multiple columns, you
will find the answer at
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N7450.html#d7608e13

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jm
> Sent: 05 April 2003 19:52
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  output unterminated tags
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
> this is a part of my xml-file (the table data)
> 
> <table columns="3">
> 	<cell>row1</cell>
> 	<cell>row1</cell>
> 	<cell>row1</cell>
> 	<cell>row2</cell>
> 	<cell>row2</cell>
> 	<cell>row2</cell>
> 	....
> </table>
> 
> and this is the part from my xslt-file so far:
> 
> <xsl:template match="table">
> 	<table border="1">
> 		<xsl:apply-templates select="cell"/>
> 	</table>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="cell">
> 	<xsl:choose>
> 		<xsl:when test="position()=1">
> 		<xsl:message><test></xsl:message>
> 			<tr>					
> 	<!-- here seems to be my problem -->
> 		</xsl:when>
> 	</xsl:choose>
> 	
> 	<td>
> 		<xsl:value-of select="."/>
> 	</td>
> 	
> 	<xsl:choose>
> 		<xsl:when test="((position() mod 3) = 0) and 
> (position()!=1) and (position() != last())">
> 			</tr><tr>				
>        <!-- here seems to be my problem -->
> 		</xsl:when>
> 		<xsl:when test="position() = last()">
> 			</tr>					
> 	<!-- here seems to be my problem -->
> 		</xsl:when>
> 	</xsl:choose>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> thanks,
> jm
> 
> 
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 11:50:45 -0600
> bix_xslt@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Jim,
> > 
> > This is a common problem for those of us who have just 
> started delving 
> > into XML.  What may be beneficial for you is if you could provide a 
> > sample XML and XSLT sheet so that those of us on the list 
> can show you 
> > how to work with the XSL language.  I have a feeling that 
> you need to 
> > shift your viewpoint from a pure html line by line thought process 
> > into a more functional programming viewpoint.  By providing the 
> > samples, we'll be able to help you see how to use the XSL 
> in a better 
> > manner.
> > 
> > Any time you need to output a particular type of element, such as 
> > 'tr', you want the xsl processor to create an html node or 
> element.  
> > Using CDATA as you have shown below creates a string that 
> looks like a 
> > node element, but only after the HTML has been processed 
> (as you have 
> > seen with your output). The way I typically do this is 
> think about my 
> > problem in this manner:
> > 
> > make the table tag,
> >    for every row I need,
> >       add a start tr tag,
> >         apply all the templates for the individual td tags
> >       end the tr tag
> >    end the for each
> > end the table tag
> > 
> > Hopefully that makes some sense.  Again, providing the xml and xslt 
> > would allow us to help you more. bix
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jm" <mailinglist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 11:38 AM
> > Subject:  output unterminated tags
> > 
> > 
> > > hi all,
> > >
> > > i want to output unterminated tags with my xslt-stylesheet for 
> > > (html)table-construction.
> > >
> > > so i want to be able to print just
> > >
> > > <tr>
> > > or
> > > </tr><tr>
> > > or
> > > </tr>
> > >
> > > i tried it with <![CDATA[<tr>]]> but this put just
> > >
> > > &lt;tr&gt;
> > >
> > > in my html-file
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > jm
> > >
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