Xml / Xslt / Xsl / Xsl-fo

AlanG · 11th July 2006, 04:03 PM

Just started playing with XSL-FO in work to churn out XML as PDF reports, is quite fun.

Has anyone else used it? Any recommendations for documentation/books etc as its pretty sparce on the web.

I havea pile of O'Reilly books here but theyre not as brilliant as they usually are for different subjects.

humndislocation · 11th July 2006, 05:24 PM

I've been working on MO-FO mostly in my spare time. I feel that it fits my needs better.

I think XLS-FO is just another buzzword technology that no one will be using in a few years, like XML

: : Scott : : · 11th July 2006, 10:51 PM

yeah like COM what the fuck was that about and .NET whut

AlanG · 12th July 2006, 07:17 AM

XSL was invented in what 1996? then became a W3C standard in 2001.

XSL then split into three technologies - XPath, XSLTand XSL-FO :P

so its not a buzzword - unlike AJAX - who uses drain cleaner on the web i ask ye

pixelsink · 13th July 2006, 10:20 AM

oh god....i've stumbled into a geek nest....... i'm gonnna DIEEEE

What is XSL then? is it used for web pages or for server stuff?

Just interested, not asking becuase I'm gonna try and attempt to learn it

AlanG · 13th July 2006, 11:22 AM

XSLT is used to transform XML data so for example you might take 2 elements of <first name> and <family name> check the <culture> and create a new <name> element of "firstname familyname" if the language was English.

XPath is used to navigate to specific nodes in an XML tree

so if you have

<root>
<child>
<statement>Colin smells of wee</statement>
<child>
<root>

then "/root/child/statement" would go to that element (as well as lots of fancy complicated stuff with a syntax as complex as perl.

XSL-FO is used to convert XML to a page based format such as PDF or to HTML

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,329	Xml / Xslt / Xsl / Xsl-fo Just started playing with XSL-FO in work to churn out XML as PDF reports, is quite fun. Has anyone else used it? Any recommendations for documentation/books etc as its pretty sparce on the web. I havea pile of O'Reilly books here but theyre not as brilliant as they usually are for different subjects. __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

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humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,840 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	I've been working on MO-FO mostly in my spare time. I feel that it fits my needs better. I think XLS-FO is just another buzzword technology that no one will be using in a few years, like XML Last edited by humndislocation : 11th July 2006 at 05:28 PM.

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,329	XSL was invented in what 1996? then became a W3C standard in 2001. XSL then split into three technologies - XPath, XSLTand XSL-FO :P so its not a buzzword - unlike AJAX - who uses drain cleaner on the web i ask ye __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04 Last edited by AlanG : 13th July 2006 at 11:22 AM.

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,329	XSLT is used to transform XML data so for example you might take 2 elements of <first name> and <family name> check the <culture> and create a new <name> element of "firstname familyname" if the language was English. XPath is used to navigate to specific nodes in an XML tree so if you have <root> <child> <statement>Colin smells of wee</statement> <child> <root> then "/root/child/statement" would go to that element (as well as lots of fancy complicated stuff with a syntax as complex as perl. XSL-FO is used to convert XML to a page based format such as PDF or to HTML </nerd> __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

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11th July 2006, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
: : Scott : : Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 7,125	yeah like COM what the fuck was that about and .NET whut

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pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,689	oh god....i've stumbled into a geek nest....... i'm gonnna DIEEEE What is XSL then? is it used for web pages or for server stuff? Just interested, not asking becuase I'm gonna try and attempt to learn it