Here is additional info:
I am new to XSLT and XSL-FO. I am trying to include mark-up to format the width of columns in tables in an XML document. I want the tables to import so that they are 18 picas in width. I am working in Windows XP.

Here is sample of input XML:

<table>
<tgroup cols="2" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="c1"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c2"></colspec>
<tbody>
<row><tabletext colspan="2">This is sample table title.</tabletext></row>
<row><columnhead>Col 1</columnhead><columnhead>Col 2</columnhead></row>
<row><tabletext>Core Broad Market Composite Assets</tabletext><tablenumber>$5.1 billion</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Effective Duration</tabletext><tablenumber>3.61 Years</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Effective Maturity</tabletext><tablenumber>4.75 Years</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Convexity</tabletext><tablenumber>0.06</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Yield-to-Maturity</tabletext><tablenumber>3.94%</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Average Quality</tabletext><tablenumber>Aa3</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Turnover (12-Month Rolling)</tabletext><tablenumber>33%</tablenumber></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<bodycopy><emphasis role="italic">Index: Barclays Aggregate Index</emphasis></bodycopy>

<table>
<tgroup cols="3" align="left" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colname="c1"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c2"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c3"></colspec>


<tbody>
<row><tabletext colspan="3">5-Year Statistics vs. Benchmark</tabletext></row>

<row><columnhead></columnhead><columnhead>Strategy</columnhead><columnhead>Index</columnhead></row>

<row><tabletext>Standard Deviation</tabletext><tablenumber>3.84</tablenumber><tablenumber>3.57</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Sharpe Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>0.68</tablenumber><tablenumber>0.54</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Tracking Error</tabletext><tablenumber>1.67</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Treynor Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>2.68</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Information Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>0.39</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Alpha</tabletext><tablenumber>0.82</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Beta</tabletext><tablenumber>0.97</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Correlation</tabletext><tablenumber>0.9</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Rsquared</tabletext><tablenumber>0.81</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>

</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>

This XML file is being imported into Framemaker using an automated process.

The XSL mark-up looks like this:
<!-- Table elements -->
<xsl:template match="table">

<xsl:copy>

<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>


<xsl:template match="tgroupsingle">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tgroup">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>


<xsl:template match="colspec">

<xsl:copy>

<xsl:for-each select="@*">

<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>

<xsl:apply-templates/>

</xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="tbody">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="row">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="columnhead">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tablehead">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="tabletext">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tablenumber">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

How do I markup the xsl so that the table width is 18 picas?
Here is additional info:
I am new to XSLT and XSL-FO. I am trying to include mark-up to format the width of columns in tables in an XML document. I want the tables to import so that they are 18 picas in width. I am working in Windows XP.

Here is sample of input XML:

<table>
<tgroup cols="2" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="c1"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c2"></colspec>
<tbody>
<row><tabletext colspan="2">This is sample table title.</tabletext></row>
<row><columnhead>Col 1</columnhead><columnhead>Col 2</columnhead></row>
<row><tabletext>Core Broad Market Composite Assets</tabletext><tablenumber>$5.1 billion</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Effective Duration</tabletext><tablenumber>3.61 Years</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Effective Maturity</tabletext><tablenumber>4.75 Years</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Convexity</tabletext><tablenumber>0.06</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Yield-to-Maturity</tabletext><tablenumber>3.94%</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Average Quality</tabletext><tablenumber>Aa3</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Turnover (12-Month Rolling)</tabletext><tablenumber>33%</tablenumber></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<bodycopy><emphasis role="italic">Index: Barclays Aggregate Index</emphasis></bodycopy>

<table>
<tgroup cols="3" align="left" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colname="c1"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c2"></colspec>
<colspec colname="c3"></colspec>


<tbody>
<row><tabletext colspan="3">5-Year Statistics vs. Benchmark</tabletext></row>

<row><columnhead></columnhead><columnhead>Strategy</columnhead><columnhead>Index</columnhead></row>

<row><tabletext>Standard Deviation</tabletext><tablenumber>3.84</tablenumber><tablenumber>3.57</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Sharpe Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>0.68</tablenumber><tablenumber>0.54</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Tracking Error</tabletext><tablenumber>1.67</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Treynor Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>2.68</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Information Ratio</tabletext><tablenumber>0.39</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Alpha</tabletext><tablenumber>0.82</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Beta</tabletext><tablenumber>0.97</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Correlation</tabletext><tablenumber>0.9</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>
<row><tabletext>Rsquared</tabletext><tablenumber>0.81</tablenumber><tablenumber>N/A</tablenumber></row>

</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>

This XML file is being imported into Framemaker using an automated process.

The XSL mark-up looks like this:
<!-- Table elements -->
<xsl:template match="table">

<xsl:copy>

<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>


<xsl:template match="tgroupsingle">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tgroup">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>


<xsl:template match="colspec">

<xsl:copy>

<xsl:for-each select="@*">

<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>

<xsl:apply-templates/>

</xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="tbody">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="row">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="columnhead">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tablehead">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="tabletext">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="tablenumber">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:for-each select="@*">
<xsl:copy/>
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

How do I markup the xsl so that the table width is 18 picas?

I don't know how you do that - how about you let us know what you want the output XML to look like and we might be able to help you.

Something like this perhaps?

<colspec colwidth="18picas"/>

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Think before you post: What have you tried?

I want tables with 2 and 3 columns to display. For the 2 column tables, I want the first column to be 10 picas wide and the second column 8 picas wide.

For the 3 column tables, I want the first column 8 picas wide and the other 2 columns 5 picas wide each.