This is a standard grouping problem, the standard solutions are at
http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/grouping

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Cheung Tin Po
> Sent: 26 April 2003 09:38
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> Subject:  anyone can solve it
> 
> 
> hi expert,
> 
> i get an xml file like that
> <record>
> <row year="2000" month="1" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2000" month="2" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2000" month="3" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2000" month="4" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2000" month="5" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2001" month="1" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2000" month="3" thedata="xyx" />
> <row year="2002" month="1" thedata="xyx" />
> </record>
> 
> i want to use xsl the to trasform the output as html with the 
> following 
> result
> 
> 2000 / 1  : xyx
>        2  : xyx
>        3  : xyx
> 2001 / 1  : xyx
>        3  : xxx
> ...
>        9  : sss
> 2002 / 1  : xxx
>        2  : xxx
> 
> 
> i want the year to show once only...  but i really dont know 
> hoe to do that  
>   as i dont know how to remember the value of year in the 
> previous elements
> 
> From Timothy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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