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extracting tag names from xml
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This looks like something I might like to use eventually, so, as you have not had any replies yet, I have done a little research and come up with this:
We should be able to use the XPath local-name() function. Here is the Microsoft Example...
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XSLT File (sample.xsl)
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Running this against an xml file gives a series of lines...
tag = tag-value
Of course this returns all the tags so we need to filter out the duplicates. I can't see an elegant way of doing this so would be pleased if anyone could suggest. [I am think along the lines of stuffing the tag into a variable if it is not present].
We should be able to use the XPath local-name() function. Here is the Microsoft Example...
==============================
XSLT File (sample.xsl)
Code:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"[/URL] version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="html"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h3>local-name() Function</h3>
<xsl:apply-templates />
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="*">
<xsl:value-of select="local-name()"/> = <xsl:value-of select="text()"/><br/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>Running this against an xml file gives a series of lines...
tag = tag-value
Of course this returns all the tags so we need to filter out the duplicates. I can't see an elegant way of doing this so would be pleased if anyone could suggest. [I am think along the lines of stuffing the tag into a variable if it is not present].
scripter73
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Hi,
How to you run this xsl file against the xml file?
Thanks,
scripter73
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How to you run this xsl file against the xml file?
Thanks,
scripter73
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life.
>> How to you run this xsl file against the xml file?
If your on a Windows platform you can use the msxsl.exe app that is free for download from msdn.microsoft.com (i think that's where i got it![[lol]](/data/assets/smilies/lol.gif "[lol] [lol]")
). Of course it is dependent on a MSXML
.DLL being installed i think.
Otherwise you can get XML/XSL processors from apache.org that are similar to use.
-pete
If your on a Windows platform you can use the msxsl.exe app that is free for download from msdn.microsoft.com (i think that's where i got it
). Of course it is dependent on a MSXML.DLL being installed i think.Otherwise you can get XML/XSL processors from apache.org that are similar to use.
-pete
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