look at www.exslt.org random functions....might help or for something with more
rigor go see Dimitre Novatchev excellent work with FXSL
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/articles/Random/Casting%20the%20Dice%20with%20FXSL-htm.htm
gl, Jim Fuller
-----Original Message-----
From: David Elsmore [mailto:delsmore(_at_)brookes(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk]
Sent: 06 November 2003 12:55
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] Selecting Random elements
Hi,
Rather than selecting all elements in a given context, is it possible to
select a random set of a predifined number. For example given the
following XML file which could contain hundreds of images, is it
possible to output a randomly selected set of 3
<imglibrary>
<img src="1.jpg"/>
<img src="2.jpg"/>
<img src="3.jpg"/>
etc...
</imglibrary>
The output could be something like:
<img src="53"/>
<img src="74"/>
<img src="81"/>
Thanks in advance for your help
--
David Elsmore
IT Development Manager
School of Social Sciences and Law
Oxford Brookes University
Tel: 01865 484176
email: delsmore(_at_)brookes(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk
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