AW: [xep-support] Creating a FO File

Edward Q. Bridges e.bridges at argo-tec.de
Mon Jan 28 01:56:27 PST 2002


here are two excellent tutorials:
http://www.ibiblio.org/xml/books/bible2/chapters/ch18.html
http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2001/01/17/xsl-fo/index.html

HTH
ed



On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:15:26 +0100, Czaker, Andre wrote:

>Thank you for you're help. 
>Where can I find documentation on writing a XSL transformation ?
>or better: can anybody tell me (in a few steps) how to write a XSL
>transformation for fo-files ?
>
>Regards,
>Andre
>
>
>André,
>
>You use something called an XSL transformation to create an XSL-FO file 
from
>an XML file.  The investment in learning how to write XSL 
transformations is
>well worthwhile, because XSL is really used to transform XML to XML.  
So,
>depending on your application, you could write an XSL transformation to
>generate an XSL-FO file, or perhaps an XHTML file, from your XML file.
>
>Regards,
>Richard
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-xep-support at www.renderx.com
>> [mailto:owner-xep-support at www.renderx.com]On Behalf Of Andre Czaker
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 01:02
>> Subject: [xep-support] Creating a FO File
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>>
>> Hi,
>> cause I'am not really firm I don't know how to create a
>> FO-File. I think it must be possible to create a FO-File out
>> of an XML FIle that contains DATA and a XSL-File that
>> contains the formatting-structure for the Data-XML-File. I
>> have created the two files and I have tested them using the
>> FOP-Renderer with the XML and the XSL-file as Parameter. In
>> Xep there seems to be no way to pass two files as parameter.
>> Xep need a FO-File. But how to create such a file. Can
>> anybody tell me (exactly) whats to do with the XML and the
>> XSL File. Which Software do i need ? which Tool do i have to
>> use with which parameters ? I don't know much about XML but I
>> think its the wrong way to create a FO-File manually by
>> mixing formatting-structure and data in one file (thats the
>> way i use Xep at this time). I will be glad on any assistance :-)
>>
>> andre
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