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no1_charlie_... Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 3:34 am


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What is the Best Way to Insert a Blank Space After a String
I have a openning XML (mainAuthors.xml), a data XML file (data.xml) and
a transformation file (Trans_Authors.xsl). I need to insert a space
after FName,
MName, and LName. I have been playing with this trying to learn how. Will
someone please help me with this.

Here is the openning file,
mainAuthors.xml
<?xml version="1.0" ?><!-- THIS IS THE TITLE SORTATION MAIN PAGE -->
<?xml-stylesheet href="Trans_Authors.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
<!-- Some of what follows may not be necessary. -->
<!DOCTYPE html [
<!ENTITY data SYSTEM "./data.xml" >
<!ENTITY % spacer "space" >
<!ELEMENT data (item+) >
<!ELEMENT item ANY >
<!ATTLIST item ref ID #IMPLIED >
<!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT edition (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT copyright (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT authors (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT author (FName?, MName?, LName, degree?) >
<!ELEMENT FName (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT MName (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT LName (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT degree (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT publisher (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT isbn (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT lccn (#PCDATA) >
<!ELEMENT price ANY >
<!ELEMENT subject ANY >
]>
<!-- This is a reference to the entity created above. -->
<data></data>
==================================================

Here is a sample of the date.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="Trans_Authors.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
<!-- <FName></FName><MName></MName><LName></LName><degree></degree> -->
<data>
<item ref="0-672-31763-X">
<title>JavaScript Unleashed</title>
<edition>Third Edition</edition>
<copyright>2000</copyright>
<authors>

<author><FName>Richard</FName><MName></MName><LName>Wagner</LName><degree></degr
ee></author>

<author><FName>R.</FName><MName>Allen</MName><LName>Wyke</LName><degree></degree
></author>
</authors>
<publisher>SAMS</publisher>
<isbn>0-672-31763-X</isbn>
<lccn>99-63993</lccn>
<price>$49.99 USD</price>
<subject>JavaScript Scripting Language - Much of this is about
how to embed JavaScript into HTML:
client-side, server-side, and Microsoft Active Server Pages
(ASP).</subject>
</item>
=========================================

Here is the Trans_Author.xsl:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt" >
<xsl:output method="html" indent="yes" />

<xsl:template match="/">

<html>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="my_bookstyle.css" />
<title>MY LIBRARY - SORTED BY AUTHORS</title>
<body>
<table>
<!-- The is the Sortation Option section. -->
<tr align="right"><td>BOOKS SORTED BY AUTHOR</td>
<td><img src="./CharlieChan_bw2.jpg" /></td></tr>
<tr><td align="left"><a href="mainPage.xml" > Sort by Title </a></td>
<td align="right"><a href="mainSubject.xml">Sort by Subject
</a></td></tr>
</table>

<xsl:element name="br" />
<!-- Example of using the document( ) to include a source tree from
a separate XML document -->
<xsl:for-each select="document(`data.xml`)
/data/item/authors/author/LName" >
<xsl:sort data-type="text" order="ascending"
select="normalize-space(ancestor::author/LName)" />
<table>
<xsl:element name="tr">
<xsl:attribute name="class">highlightBlue</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:element name="td">
<p>
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/FName" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/MName" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/LName" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/degree" />
<xsl:value-of select="*/*" />
</p>
</xsl:element> </xsl:element>
</table>
<xsl:value-of select="*/*" /> <!-- Notice how this line of code
ends -->
<xsl:call-template name="aTable" />
</xsl:for-each>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<!--
I used HTML tags instead of XSLT element tags to display the data in
this table
because it is easier to work with when using a CSS document.
-->
<xsl:template name="aTable">
<xsl:element name="table">
<tr class="highlightBeige"><td>TITLE</td><td><xsl:value-of
select="ancestor::item/title" /> </td></tr>
<tr><td>EDITION</td><td><xsl:value-of
select="ancestor::item/edition" /></td></tr>
<xsl:for-each select="ancestor::authors/author">
<xsl:sort data-type="text" order="ascending"
select="normalize-space(authors/author/LName)" />
<tr><td class="aBorderML">AUTHOR/s</td><td class="aBorderMR">
<xsl:value-of select="." /></td></tr>
</xsl:for-each>
<tr><td>PUBLISHER</td><td><xsl:value-of
select="ancestor::item/publisher" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>ISBN</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/isbn"
/></td></tr>
<tr><td>LCCN</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/lccn"
/></td></tr>
<tr><td>PRICE</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/price"
/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="aBorderBL">SUBJECT</td><td class="aBorderBR"><p>
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/subject" /></p></td></tr>
</xsl:element>
<br />
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>
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dirtroad30534 Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:37 pm


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What is the Best Way to Insert a Blank Space After a String
> ... I need to insert a space
> after FName,
> MName, and LName. ...

I haven`t actually tried this, but it should work.
In your Trans_Author.xml file, where you have:

> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/FName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/MName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/LName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/degree" />

Add an xsl:text element between these lines:

> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/FName" />
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/MName" />
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/LName" />
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/degree" />

Hope that helps!

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value in the information life cycle."
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no1_charlie_... Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 7:57 am


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What is the Best Way to Insert a Blank Space After a String
charlie_chan wrote:

>I have a openning XML (mainAuthors.xml), a data XML file (data.xml) and
>a transformation file (Trans_Authors.xsl). I need to insert a space
>after FName,
>MName, and LName. I have been playing with this trying to learn how. Will
>someone please help me with this.
>
>Here is the openning file,
>mainAuthors.xml
><?xml version="1.0" ?><!-- THIS IS THE TITLE SORTATION MAIN PAGE -->
><?xml-stylesheet href="Trans_Authors.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
><!-- Some of what follows may not be necessary. -->
><!DOCTYPE html [
><!ENTITY data SYSTEM "./data.xml" >
><!ENTITY % spacer "space" >
><!ELEMENT data (item+) >
><!ELEMENT item ANY >
><!ATTLIST item ref ID #IMPLIED >
><!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT edition (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT copyright (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT authors (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT author (FName?, MName?, LName, degree?) >
> <!ELEMENT FName (#PCDATA) >
> <!ELEMENT MName (#PCDATA) >
> <!ELEMENT LName (#PCDATA) >
> <!ELEMENT degree (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT publisher (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT isbn (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT lccn (#PCDATA) >
><!ELEMENT price ANY >
><!ELEMENT subject ANY >
>]>
><!-- This is a reference to the entity created above. -->
><data></data>
>==================================================
>
>Here is a sample of the date.xml file:
><?xml version="1.0" ?>
><?xml-stylesheet href="Trans_Authors.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
><!-- <FName></FName><MName></MName><LName></LName><degree></degree> -->
><data>
><item ref="0-672-31763-X">
> <title>JavaScript Unleashed</title>
> <edition>Third Edition</edition>
> <copyright>2000</copyright>
> <authors>
>
><author><FName>Richard</FName><MName></MName><LName>Wagner</LName><degree></deg
ree></author>
>
><author><FName>R.</FName><MName>Allen</MName><LName>Wyke</LName><degree></degre
e></author>
> </authors>
> <publisher>SAMS</publisher>
> <isbn>0-672-31763-X</isbn>
> <lccn>99-63993</lccn>
> <price>$49.99 USD</price>
> <subject>JavaScript Scripting Language - Much of this is about
>how to embed JavaScript into HTML:
> client-side, server-side, and Microsoft Active Server Pages
>(ASP).</subject>
></item>
>=========================================
>
>Here is the Trans_Author.xsl:
><?xml version="1.0"?>
><xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
>xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt" >
><xsl:output method="html" indent="yes" />
>
><xsl:template match="/">
>
><html>
> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="my_bookstyle.css" />
><title>MY LIBRARY - SORTED BY AUTHORS</title>
><body>
> <table>
> <!-- The is the Sortation Option section. -->
> <tr align="right"><td>BOOKS SORTED BY AUTHOR</td>
> <td><img src="./CharlieChan_bw2.jpg" /></td></tr>
> <tr><td align="left"><a href="mainPage.xml" > Sort by Title </a></td>
> <td align="right"><a href="mainSubject.xml">Sort by Subject
></a></td></tr>
> </table>
>
> <xsl:element name="br" />
> <!-- Example of using the document( ) to include a source tree from
>a separate XML document -->
> <xsl:for-each select="document(`data.xml`)
>/data/item/authors/author/LName" >
> <xsl:sort data-type="text" order="ascending"
>select="normalize-space(ancestor::author/LName)" />
> <table>
> <xsl:element name="tr">
> <xsl:attribute name="class">highlightBlue</xsl:attribute>
> <xsl:element name="td">
> <p>
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/FName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/MName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/LName" />
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/degree" />
> <xsl:value-of select="*/*" />
> </p>
> </xsl:element> </xsl:element>
> </table>
> <xsl:value-of select="*/*" /> <!-- Notice how this line of code
>ends -->
> <xsl:call-template name="aTable" />
> </xsl:for-each>
></body>
></html>
></xsl:template>
>
><!--
>I used HTML tags instead of XSLT element tags to display the data in
>this table
>because it is easier to work with when using a CSS document.
>-->
><xsl:template name="aTable">
><xsl:element name="table">
> <tr class="highlightBeige"><td>TITLE</td><td><xsl:value-of
>select="ancestor::item/title" /> </td></tr>
> <tr><td>EDITION</td><td><xsl:value-of
>select="ancestor::item/edition" /></td></tr>
> <xsl:for-each select="ancestor::authors/author">
> <xsl:sort data-type="text" order="ascending"
>select="normalize-space(authors/author/LName)" />
> <tr><td class="aBorderML">AUTHOR/s</td><td class="aBorderMR">
> <xsl:value-of select="." /></td></tr>
> </xsl:for-each>
> <tr><td>PUBLISHER</td><td><xsl:value-of
>select="ancestor::item/publisher" /></td></tr>
> <tr><td>ISBN</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/isbn"
>/></td></tr>
> <tr><td>LCCN</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/lccn"
>/></td></tr>
> <tr><td>PRICE</td><td><xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/price"
>/></td></tr>
> <tr><td class="aBorderBL">SUBJECT</td><td class="aBorderBR"><p>
> <xsl:value-of select="ancestor::item/subject" /></p></td></tr>
></xsl:element>
><br />
></xsl:template>
>
></xsl:stylesheet>
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Here is how I solved it and the solution worked in both IE6 and FireFox.

<xsl:element name="tr">
<xsl:attribute name="class">highlightBlue</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:element name="td">
<!-- Note how a space was added after each part of a
name. -->
<!-- amp. pound-sign 032; = single space and 160 is nbsp -->
<!-- amp. pd-sign 032; does not work in FireFox -->
<p>
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/FName" />
<xsl:value-of select="` `" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/MName" />
<xsl:value-of select="` `" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/LName" />
<xsl:value-of select="` `" />
<xsl:value-of select="ancestor::author/degree" />
<xsl:value-of select="*/*" />
</p>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:element>

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