I have read many posts on this list related to similar
problems.
I have taken over support activities for an
application. One page of
this application is XML-XSL based.
I was asked to provide certain default values for a
few dropdown lists
generated by the xsl. I realized based on past
experience that this is
not going to be an easy task because the system was
coded in WD-xsl. I
cannot use variables and parameters.
I tried converting to XSLT using the converter
provided by MS, but it
leaves much to be desired. Considering the huge size
of the XSL and the
lack of impact analysis, I dont wish to proceed with
the conversion
without proper approval. Meanwhile I am trying to find
a solution if I
can. I am posting the relevant XML and XSL and I will
try to explain the
problem in detail.
XML
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<ReportDefinition ID=1>
<SearchForm>
<Edit Caption="Global/Market"
FieldName="GlobalorMarket"
Type="Combo" Source="GlobalorMarket"
ListId="GlobalorMarket" DefValue="Global"/>
</SearchForm>
</ReportDefinition>
<ReportDefinition ID=2>
<Edit Caption="Global/Market"
FieldName="GlobalorMarket"
Type="Combo" Source="GlobalorMarket"
ListId="GlobalorMarket" DefValue="Market"/>
</SearchForm>
</ReportDefinition>
.
.
<GlobalorMarket>
<Type IDVALUE="Global">Global</Type>
<Type IDVALUE="Market">Market</Type>
</GlobalorMarket>
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XSL
----------------------------------------------------------------------
.
.
.
<Select>
<xsl:if test="../@ListId[. = 'GlobalorMarket']">
<xsl:for-each select="//GlobalorMarket/Type">
<option>
<xsl:attribute name="VALUE"><xsl:value-of
select="../@IDVALUE"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:if test="@IDVALUE[.='Global']"><xsl:attribute
name="SELECTED"/></xsl:if>
<xsl:value-of select="." />
</option>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:if>
</Select>
.
.
.
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Problem: As you can see from the XSL, currently the
default value for
all the "GlobalorMarket" select boxes is set to
"Global". But for
different report definitions the default value should
be different (DefValue
attribute in XML section). The problem is, how to
access this DefValue
attribute inside the for-each loop because the context
is different and
we cannot use variables.
Let me know if you have any thoughts on this.
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