Many thanks for working through this. Now it up to me!

-RVG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M. David Peterson" <m.david@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:26 PM
Subject: RE:  variable holding a xml document created by xslt


> As far as adding elements your spot on.  Two things you will want to fix
> with this are...
> 
> <xsl:with-param name="list" select="$list | $item">
> 
> <xsl:value-of select="$list"/>
> 
> Im assuming that your test attribute value for xsl:when is only place
> holding logic?
> 
> Beyond that it looks pretty good...
> 
> Let me know if you have any further troubles...
> 
> <M:D/>
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Van Gemert [mailto:rcvangemert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 4:14 AM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  variable holding a xml document created by xslt
> 
> David,
> 
> Can I use something like this to build the list-
> 
> <xsl:template name="build-list">
>  <xsl:param name="list"/>
>  <xsl:choose>
>   <xsl:when test="not end of data...">
>     <xsl:variable name="item">
>      <xsl:element name="label">
>       <xsl:attribute name="x1">from the input xml</xsl:attribute>
>       <xsl:attribute name="x2">from the input xml</xsl:attribute>
>      </xsl:element>
>     </xsl:variable>
>    <xsl:call-template name="build-list">
>     <xsl:with-param name="list" select="$list+$item"
>    </xsl:call-template>
>   </xsl:when>
>  <xsl:otherwise>
>   <value-of select=$list/>
>  </xsl:otherwise>
>  </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> I just want to verfify the syntax of adding elements.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -RVG
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "M. David Peterson" <m.david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:09 PM
> Subject: RE:  variable holding a xml document created by xslt
> 
> 
> > Hey Robert,
> > 
> > In fact I believe I remember our conversation from last year.  Im glad
> > to see that the lookup table has been of some help to you.  You are
> > correct in how you would access the value of the variable. But in this
> > particular case you are going to need to use the node-set function of
> > msxsl to give you what you need.  To do this you will need to declare
> > the msxsl namespace as a part of your stylesheet decleration like
> so...
> > 
> > <xsl:stylesheet version = "1.0" 
> >    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> >    xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
> >    exclude-result-prefixes = "msxsl">
> > 
> > Next, you will need to create a variable that contains the dynamic
> > values you want.
> > 
> > <xsl:variable name="getLookupValuesforRect">
> > <xsl:element name="label">
> > <xsl:attribute name="x1">100</xsl:attribute>
> >    <xsl:attribute name="x2">110</xsl:attribute>
> > </xsl:element>
> > </xsl:variable>
> > 
> > Finally, create another variable that you will call the node-set
> > function from within the select attribute.  You will then you the
> method
> > you describe to access its content.
> > 
> > <xsl:variable name="get-rect"
> > select="msxsl:node-set($getLookupValuesforRect)/>
> > 
> > If the size of the xml tree was reasonable you could just use one
> > variable like so:
> > 
> > <xsl:variable name="get-rect" select="msxsl:node-set('<label x1="100"
> > x2="110">')/>
> > 
> > But its easy to see how this method could become unmanageable fairly
> > quickly...
> > 
> > Either way using "$get-rect/label/@x1" will get you the value of
> > attribute x1.
> > 
> > Hope this helps!
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > <M:D/>
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Van Gemert [mailto:rcvangemert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:47 AM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re:  variable holding a xml document created by xslt
> > 
> > Thanks David,
> > 
> > Confused? yep!
> > 
> > You showed me the lookup idea last year and I use it now for constants
> > but
> > in this case the lookup list will change depending on what lables are
> in
> > view, so the list needs to be created dynamically.
> > 
> > I am using msxml4,  I think you are suggesting that if I create a
> > template
> > that returns a xml fragment
> > 
> > eg.
> > 
> > <template name="get-rect"
> >  <xsl:value-of select>
> >    <lable>
> >     <xsl:attribute name="x1">100</xsl:attribute>
> >     <xsl:attribute name="x2">110</xsl:attribute>
> >   <lable>
> >  </xsl:value-of select>
> > </template>
> > 
> > I can access this fragment using
> > 
> > <xsl:variable name="lable-rect">
> >  <xsl:call-template name="get-rect"/>
> > <xsl:variable>
> > 
> > $lable-rect/@x1
> > 
> > -RVG