Folks -

I've looked at more examples of this question than I care to think about. Martin Honnen figures prominently in answering many of them. I have tried every permutation of 'match= ' and 'apply-templates' that I can conceive of and YET to get the desired result!

Put simply, I'd like to output an XML document without the Characteristic nodes and their child nodes. Clearly I'm doing something wrong - can someone explain in plain English what it is I've done wrong with this XSL?


The document I'm working with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ProductMovementReport xmlns="urn:cidx:names:specification:ces:schema:all :5:0" Version="5.0">
<ProductMovementProductLineItem>
<LineNumber>7000</LineNumber>
<ProductIdentification>
<ProductIdentifier Agency="UPC">070183678440</ProductIdentifier>
</ProductIdentification>
<ProductQuantity>
<Measurement>
<MeasurementValue>3.00</MeasurementValue>
<UnitOfMeasureCode Domain="UN-Rec-20">EA</UnitOfMeasureCode>
</Measurement>
</ProductQuantity>
<Characteristic>
<CharacteristicCode Domain="Other">Longitude</CharacteristicCode>
<CharacteristicDescription>-77.50773000</CharacteristicDescription>
</Characteristic>
<Characteristic>
<CharacteristicCode Domain="Other">Latitude</CharacteristicCode>
<CharacteristicDescription>37.60180500</CharacteristicDescription>
</Characteristic>
<Characteristic>
<CharacteristicCode Domain="Other">netAcres</CharacteristicCode>
<CharacteristicDescription>250.0000</CharacteristicDescription>
</Characteristic>
</ProductMovementProductLineItem>
</ProductMovementReport>

Desired output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ProductMovementReport xmlns="urn:cidx:names:specification:ces:schema:all:5:0" Version="5.0">
<ProductMovementProductLineItem>
<LineNumber>7000</LineNumber>
<ProductIdentification>
<ProductIdentifier Agency="UPC">070183678440</ProductIdentifier>
</ProductIdentification>
<ProductQuantity>
<Measurement>
<MeasurementValue>3.00</MeasurementValue>
<UnitOfMeasureCode Domain="UN-Rec-20">EA</UnitOfMeasureCode>
</Measurement>
</ProductQuantity>
</ProductMovementProductLineItem>
</ProductMovementReport>


Most recent futile attempt at removing <Characteristic> and child elements below it:

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="@* | node()"> <xsl:copy> <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/> </xsl:copy> </xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Characteristic"> <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>

Thank You for your indulgence, I'm well aware that this question is pretty basic - I've ust run out of ideas..........

Your input XML is in a namespace, therefore you need specify the namespace when matching against "Characteristic" element.

The first post in this forum contains a number of links to this very issue: Hints for a good XSLT post

Basically define your namespace, with a prefix, and then use the prefix in the match attribute.

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/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

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Hi Sam -

No wonder I've been tearing my hair out over this! I'll certainly make a point of spending some time on Dave Pawson'a site - XML processing represents < 1% of what I do on a regular basis and I can't say I'm 'learning' it in the traditional sense. More trial and error than anything else.

Thank You for taking the time to reply - I appreciate the help!

Bob