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Subject:
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adding style via CSS to XML documents
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Posted By:
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crmpicco
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Post Date:
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11/22/2006 7:44:30 AM
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I have been looking at ways to add style to my XML document, i came across http://www.w3.org/Style/styling-XML and tried doing what he says: This is my xml document 'employees.xml'
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="common.css" type="text/css"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="modern.css" title="modern" media="screen" type="text/css"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="classic.css" alternate="yes" title="classic" media="screen, print" type="text/css"?>
<staff>
<employee>
<age>
<dob>10-02-1967</dob>
</age>
<department>
<departmentname>Operations</departmentname>
<title>Manager</title>
</department>
<location>
<town>
<county>East Ayrshire</county>
<name>Auchinleck</name>
</town>
</location>
<name>
<forename>John</forename>
<surname>Doe</surname>
</name>
<sex>M</sex>
</employee>
<employee>
<age>
<dob>05-03-1982</dob>
</age>
<department>
<departmentname>Internet</departmentname>
<title>Developer</title>
</department>
<location>
<town>
<county>South Ayrshire</county>
<name>Ochiltree</name>
</town>
</location>
<name>
<forename>Craig R.</forename>
<surname>Morton</surname>
</name>
<sex>M</sex>
</employee>
<employee>
<age>
<dob>15-10-1981</dob>
</age>
<department>
<departmentname>Internet</departmentname>
<title>Developer</title>
</department>
<location>
<town>
<county>North Ayrshire</county>
<name>Kilmarnock</name>
</town>
</location>
<name>
<forename>Alan</forename>
<surname>McCann Jr</surname>
</name>
<sex>M</sex>
</employee>
<employee>
<age>
<dob>10-05-1972</dob>
</age>
<department>
<departmentname>Management</departmentname>
<title>Manager</title>
</department>
<location>
<town>
<county>Cumbria</county>
<name>Ambleside</name>
</town>
</location>
<name>
<forename>Bill</forename>
<surname>Brown</surname>
</name>
<sex>M</sex>
</employee>
</staff>
modern.css
ARTICLE { font-family: sans-serif; background: white; color: black }
AUTHOR { margin: 1em; color: red }
HEADLINE { text-align: right; margin-bottom: 2em }
PARA { line-height: 1.5; margin-left: 15% }
INSTRUMENT { color: blue }
classic.css
ARTICLE { font-family: serif; background: white; color: #003 }
AUTHOR { font-size: large; margin: 1em 0 }
HEADLINE { font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em }
PARA { text-indent: 1em; text-align: justify }
INSTRUMENT { font-style: italic }
common.css
INSTRUMENT { display: inline }
ARTICLE, HEADLINE, AUTHOR, PARA { display: block }
however, there seem no styling at all on the document as when i open it with FF it all runs in a line....
any ideas?
www.crmpicco.co.uk
www.ie7.com
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Reply By:
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bonekrusher
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Reply Date:
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11/30/2006 7:47:54 AM
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Have you ever tried XSLT? Its much better than CSS. Check out the Forum.
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Reply By:
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bonekrusher
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Reply Date:
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11/30/2006 7:48:57 AM
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I think you can only declare one stylesheet at the top of you XML file.
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Reply By:
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crmpicco
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Reply Date:
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12/1/2006 10:50:13 AM
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thanks for the tip-off. i tried this setup.
try it yourself...
piccoxml.xml (my XML file i want styled)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="picco.xsl"?>
<breakfast_menu>
<food>
<name>Belgian Waffles</name>
<price>8.95</price>
<description>two of our famous Belgian Waffles with plenty of real maple syrup</description>
<calories>650</calories>
<currency>USD</currency>
</food>
<food>
<name>Strawberry Belgian Waffles</name>
<price>5.95</price>
<description>light Belgian waffles covered with strawberries and whipped cream</description>
<calories>900</calories>
<currency>GBP</currency>
</food>
<food>
<name>Berry-Berry Belgian Waffles</name>
<price>16.95</price>
<description>light Belgian waffles covered with an assortment of fresh berries and whipped cream</description>
<calories>900</calories>
<currency>AUD</currency>
</food>
<food>
<name>French Toast</name>
<price>114.50</price>
<description>thick slices made from our homemade sourdough bread</description>
<calories>600</calories>
<currency>JPY</currency>
</food>
<food>
<name>Homestyle Breakfast</name>
<price>16.95</price>
<description>two eggs, bacon or sausage, toast, and our ever-popular hash browns</description>
<calories>950</calories>
<currency>CAN</currency>
</food>
</breakfast_menu>
piccostyle.xsl (my XSL file)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<html xsl:version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<body style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size:12pt; background-color: #EEEEEE">
<xsl:for-each select="breakfast_menu/food">
<div style="background-color:teal;color:white;padding:4px">
<span style="font-weight: bold; color: white">
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
</span>
- <xsl:value-of select="price"/>
<span style="font-weight: italic; color: #FFFFFF;">
(<xsl:value-of select="currency" />)
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin-left:20px;margin-bottom:1em;font-size:10pt">
<xsl:value-of select="description"/>
<span style="font-style:italic">
(<xsl:value-of select="calories"/> calories per serving)
</span>
</div>
</xsl:for-each>
</body>
</html>
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