Long time ago I solved this problem. And I cheated: I used JavaScript embeded into XSLT (using
MSXML) so I reconstructed the table into a grid.
--- honyk <honyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I need to transform xhtml table to special output. Its syntax for merging
> cells is similar to xhtml, but it requires to specify every cell even if it
> is merged:
> 
> <tr>
>   <td rowspan="2" colspan="2">A1:B2</td>
>   <td>C1</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
>   <td>C2</td>
> </tr>
> 
> <RowStart:><CellStart:2,2>A1:B1<CellEnd:><CellStart:1,1><CellEnd:><CellStart
> :1,1>C1<CellEnd:><RowEnd:>
> <RowStart:><CellStart:1,1><CellEnd:><CellStart:1,1><CellEnd:><CellStart:1,1>
> C2<CellEnd:><RowEnd:>
> 
> For colspan I use recursion and it works fine, but for rowspan and
> combination with colspan I have no idea:
> 
> <xsl:template match="xhtml:table">
>   ...
>   <xsl:for-each select="xhtml:tr">
>     <xsl:text>&lt;RowStart:&gt;</xsl:text>
>     <xsl:for-each select="./xhtml:td">
>       <xsl:call-template name="addTableCells">
>       <xsl:with-param name="numRows" select="./@rowspan" />
>       <xsl:with-param name="numCols" select="./@colspan" />
>       <xsl:with-param name="content" select="." />
>       </xsl:call-template>
>     </xsl:for-each>
>     <xsl:text>&lt;RowEnd:&gt;</xsl:text>
>   </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template name="addTableCells">
>   <xsl:param name="numRows" select="1" />
>   <xsl:param name="numCols" select="1" />
>   <xsl:param name="content" />
>   <xsl:text>&lt;CellStart:</xsl:text>
>   <!-- rowspan -->
>   <xsl:value-of select="$numRows" />
>   <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
>   <!-- colspan -->
>   <xsl:value-of select="$numCols" />
>   <xsl:text>&gt;</xsl:text>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$content" />
>   <xsl:text>&lt;CellEnd:&gt;</xsl:text>
>   <!-- if columns are spanned -->
>   <xsl:if test="$numCols &gt; 1">
>     <xsl:call-template name="addTableCells">
>     <xsl:with-param name="numRows" select="1" />
>     <xsl:with-param name="numCols" select="$numCols - 1" />
>     </xsl:call-template>
>   </xsl:if>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> I thing similar problem was discussed here:
> http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200011/msg00927.html , but
> without proper solution.
> 
> 


=====
Marian
http://www.utdallas.edu/~mgo031000/

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