From: Patrick Martin <patrick(_dot_)martin(_at_)sungard(_dot_)com>
To: "'XSL-List(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com'"
<XSL-List(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com>
Subject: Merging two xml files
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:04:23 +0200
Hi,
I am trying to merge two xml files, using a xsl stylesheet. Those files are
actually BEA Weblogic's configuration files (config.xml and a partial
config.xml), but I'd like the xsl script to be quite generic (avoid
hardcoding the element names and attributes).
Basically, the only thing I know about the files is that they have the same
root node.
For example, with the 2 following files:
File1.xml:
<root>
<elt1 att1="a" att2="b">
<subelt1 att1="b"/>
<subelt1 att1="c"/>
</elt1>
<elt2 att1="d"/>
</root>
File2.xml:
<root>
<elt1 att1="a" att2="b">
<subelt1 att1="c"/>
<subelt1 att1="d"/>
</elt1>
<elt1 att1="a" att2="d">
<subelt1 att1="x"/>
</elt1>
<elt3 att1="e"/>
</root>
Should give something like:
<root>
<elt1 att1="a" att2="b">
<subelt1 att1="b"/>
<subelt1 att1="c"/>
<subelt1 att1="d"/>
</elt1>
<elt1 att1="a" att2="d">
<subelt1 att1="x"/>
</elt1>
<elt2 att1="d"/>
<elt3 att1="e"/>
</root>
So the following rules must be respected:
. Each element associated with its attribute is unique (we don't have two
<elt1 att1="a" att2="b">).
. If one element exists only in one of the file, it should appear in the
output.
I am very new to xsl and tried to look on the web without finding exactly
what I want.
Does anyone have an idea on how to solve that question?
Thank you,
Patrick
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