Nope. I didnt write the code yet. I thought it would be better to know if it is worth trying before going long down the road. Sorry about that. If you still want the code I write it and send. Thanks Abhi --- "Savino, Matt C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You don't have the actual JavaScript do you? I find > code usually works better than prose. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Abhijit Junnare [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:33 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Java script with xsl in FOP ? > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can you paste the entire JavaScript > functionality > > > you are trying to emulate with XSLT, or is it > too > > > much? X-PATH is tricky, but you can do a lot > with > > > it. > > > > Here is some functionality that I would like to > > emulate in XSLT. > > I have some xml element called "Name". I want to > check > > the length of the "Name" element. If the string > length > > for this is for example 10. I want to write it in > a > > fixed width for example 20. So since I want the > field > > to be fixed I want to add 10 fill charaters. The > > number of fill characters I want to add will vary > as > > per the string length. Also the alignment can be > > different. If the alignment is center then I want > to > > add fill characters before(here 5) and after (here > 5) > > the actual Name. If alignment is left then I want > to > > add fill characters (here 10)after the name and > > similarly for right aligned I want to add before > the > > Name. > > Do you think something like this is feasible using > XSL > > for variable lengths of the strings that come from > > xml? > > Your help is really appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Abhi > > > > > > --- "Savino, Matt C" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can you paste the entire JavaScript > functionality > > > you are trying to emulate with XSLT, or is it > too > > > much? X-PATH is tricky, but you can do a lot > with > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Abhijit Junnare > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:25 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: Java script with xsl in FOP ? > > > > > > > > > > > > YES. The output will be pdf. So I dont want to > > > proceed > > > > if I know that it wont work in the future. So > I am > > > > asking everyone so that I can think what I > should > > > be > > > > doing. > > > > Abhi > > > > > > > > --- "Savino, Matt C" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Duh, I forgot this was the FOP board. Is > this > > > output > > > > > going to PDF? I think PDF can also do some > form > > > of > > > > > JavaScript processing but I've never tried. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Savino, Matt C > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:16 AM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: RE: Java script with xsl in FOP ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As long as the calculations get done > > > somewhere, > > > > > either by the > > > > > > XLST processor or the browser, the end > result > > > > > should be the > > > > > > same correct? (Unless some other XSLT > process > > > is > > > > > dependent on > > > > > > the outcome of these calcs.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Victor Mote > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:11 > AM > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: RE: Java script with xsl in FOP > ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Abhijit Junnare wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to use javascript > inside > > > the > > > > > XSL that > > > > > > > > will be used with FOP. > > > > > > > > I need to do some calculations and so > I > > > need > > > > > this. Is > > > > > > > > there any other way to do some basic > math > > > or > > > > > some > > > > > > > > string manipulation? I know the string > > > > > functions in > > > > > > > > xsl but I am afraid they wont solve my > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > Any help if appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (This is really an XSLT question.) I > haven't > > > > > ever done it > > > > > > > with javascript, > > > > > > > but I understand that it can be done. > See > > > the > > > > > bottom of: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/XSL-FO/message/3857 > > > > > > > where a method for using java in XSLT > (to > > > get > > > > > today's date) > > > > > > > is demonstrated. > > > > > > > Note also that this must be dependent on > > > your > > > > > XSLT engine, so > > > > > > > check its docs > > > > > > > or mailing lists for more specific > > > information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Victor Mote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated ===
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