XSL-FO for rendering and xml file as it is.

[franklini]

Hi everyone,

I have a unique problem and I have searched the forum for a solution but can't seem to see any.

I need to write an XSL-FO file that can output the xml it is quering as it is. so basically this xsl-fo file can be used to create a pdf file displaying the xml file that it is transforming.

for example;  if I had an xml file such as below;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Class>
   <Order Name="TINAMIFORMES">
        <Family Name="TINAMIDAE">
            <Species Scientific_Name="Tinamus major">  Great Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Nothocercus">Highland Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus soui">Little Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus cinnamomeus">Thicket Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus boucardi">Slaty-breasted Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus kerriae">Choco Tinamou.</Species>
        </Family>
    </Order>
    <Order Name="GAVIIFORMES">
        <Family Name="GAVIIDAE">
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia stellata">Red-throated Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia arctica">Arctic Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia pacifica">Pacific Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia immer">Common Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia adamsii">Yellow-billed Loon.</Species>
        </Family>
    </Order>
</Class>


i can use this XSL-FO file, to generate a pdf which will contain the above xml out. so the pdf will contain the following;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Class>
   <Order Name="TINAMIFORMES">
        <Family Name="TINAMIDAE">
            <Species Scientific_Name="Tinamus major">  Great Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Nothocercus">Highland Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus soui">Little Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus cinnamomeus">Thicket Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus boucardi">Slaty-breasted Tinamou.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Crypturellus kerriae">Choco Tinamou.</Species>
        </Family>
    </Order>
    <Order Name="GAVIIFORMES">
        <Family Name="GAVIIDAE">
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia stellata">Red-throated Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia arctica">Arctic Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia pacifica">Pacific Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia immer">Common Loon.</Species>
            <Species Scientific_Name="Gavia adamsii">Yellow-billed Loon.</Species>
        </Family>
    </Order>
</Class>


which is exactly the same xml content.

I would really appreciate any help.

[Tony Graham-3]

On Mon, Jul 06 2009 15:32:11 +0100, franklini@... wrote:
...
> I need to write an XSL-FO file that can output the xml it is quering as it
> is. so basically this xsl-fo file can be used to create a pdf file
> displaying the xml file that it is transforming.

Are you using XSLT 1.0 or XSLT 2.0 to generate the FO that you feed to
the XSL formatter?

Regards,


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