Hi Paul,
Thanks for the response. What is the best way to write the XML file from within the web app?
Jim
>>All,
>>
>> I want to create a report using XSLT and XML though I don't know if this is possible or not. The report will be for a project management web app. I want to have a task header displayed and any subtasks or task details below it, and then proceed with the next task header and so on (see sample below). Is there a way to do this if I write the xml file correctly or would it be easier to use a reporting package like Crystal reports? The reason I am looking for a different way to do this is because I have had problems displaying the report.
>
>Yeah, that should be easy enough to do with XML/XSL. Your XML might look like this (I'm sure there are a dozen other ways to do this):
>
>
><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
><list>
> <topic title="Create home web page">
> <subtopics>
> <description>Add colorful background.</description>
> </subtopics>
> <subtopics>
> <description>Add login control.</description>
> </subtopics>
> </topic>
> <topic title="Create Guest Book Page">
> <subtopics>
> <description>Add ability for user to do such and such</description>
> </subtopics>
> </topic>
></list>
>
>
>Then, your XSL would look like:
>
>
><xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict">
><xsl:template match="/">
><html>
><body>
> <TABLE WIDTH="100%">
>
> <xsl:for-each select="list/topic">
> <TR>
> <TD style="color: #081D84; font-weight: bold; "><xsl:value-of select="@title"/></TD>
> </TR>
>
> <xsl:for-each select="subtopics">
> <TR>
> <TD>
> <TABLE>
> <TR>
> <TD><xsl:value-of select="description"/></TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> </TD>
> </TR>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:for-each>
>
> </TABLE>
></body>
></html>
></xsl:template>
></xsl:stylesheet>
>
>
>I didn't get fancy with the HTML, but hopefully that helps get you started.
Thanks
Jim
