xml-dev - RE: Implementing user input in XSL

[Mike Brown <mbrown@corp.webb.net>]

Jonathan Hannan wrote:
> What I'm curious about is if it would 
> be possible for a visitor of my site pull up a "Table" of data. 
>
> For example, I have a list of products, prices, reviews, and 
> shipping prices. I want to be able to make a drop downlist
> that has each of the 4 options and when one is selected, the
> list is reordered based on that value.
> [...]
> What I've been able to come up with is a script that will 
> load a different xsl file to format the xml. 1 file for
> each option.

Use a parameter to pass a string into the stylesheet.
http://www.dpawson.freeserve.co.uk/xsl/N5982.html

If you're using MSXML/IE5, also be sure you know the info in
http://www.netcrucible.com/xslt/msxml-faq.htm

> Is there a way for <.xsl:sort> to process a variable instead 
> of a text or prescribed element?

These questions should be asked on the xsl-list.
See http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list/index.html

   - Mike
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