Hi Derek I think I've got it, THANK YOU Sytze
On 5/30/07, Derek Kalweit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My data looks like this (just 1 line pasted here) > > stockcode="" chknum="" invnum="28641.00" desc="17" Philips LCD > > monitor" period="" paidinv="false" ordernum="0.00" ordref="" > > sperson="1" > > > > I have seen the xml file the client wants and it is a beautifully > > formatted file (It looks like a FRX output but with color etc) > > > > They want it this way in order to import the information into their > > accounting system. > > Why they can't just use a CSV file is beyond me. > > XML is the data. Open their xml file with notepad and look at the > data-- there's a good chance it looks similar to your file. Their xml > file also likely has a tag at the top referencing the xsl file. When > you double click the xml file in Windows, it's likely opening Internet > Explorer, and IE looks at the reference to the xsl file and > automatically transforms the xml file to the visual display specified > in the xsl file. If your xml data and their xml data is the same(same > attribute names, etc.), you can copy the element specifying the xsl > file from their file into yours and it should format the same > way(again, the elements, attributes, etc. need to be identically > named; they usually aren't, hence the reason cursortoxml doesn't work > well for matching someone else's schema).. > > > -- > Derek > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

