Steven,
Look up "identity transformation" (or just "identity transform") in the
spec, the XSL FAQ, or the archives of this list. You want an extended
version of it (the basic version just copies source to result).
To turn your attributes to elements, for example, you'll match the
attributes with templates which instead of copying them (what the identity
transform will generally do), creates elements with the same names as the
attributes instead.
As for performance, sure, generally it'll be fine, unless you have very
large batches or tiny pipes.
Write again if you get stuck.
Cheers,
Wendell
At 05:19 PM 4/28/2003, you wrote:
I need to do a minor transformation of large documents scheduled daily
where the result will be the same as the original except one repeating
element is transformed. What is the best way to transform just these
elements while leaving the rest of the document the same? (I'm an xslt
newbie by the way)
Is xslt appropriate performance wise?
Also, I haven't been able to get the transformation right. I need to take
the value of an attribute and make it the element name as follows:
Transform:
<customFieldValue name="cust_1">Custom Field Value 1</customFieldValue>
<customFieldValue name="cust_2">Custom Field Value 2</customFieldValue>
To:
<cust_1>Custom Field Value 1</cust_1>
<cust_2>Custom Field Value 2</cust_2>
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