[Framers] Another Simple Structured App

[Lynne A. Price]

C2,

    Just to add a few details to the other responses, XSLT is a 
programming language for transforming an XML document into another XML 
document, HTML, or any text format. For example, XSLT can insert, 
delete, or rearrange content, change attribute values to element content 
or the reverse, and add, delete, or modify content or attribute values . 
The processing you need is all typical of XSLT transformations. As Rick 
has explained, when you open an XML document in FrameMaker, you can 
optionally use XSLT to transform the input XML into another XML 
document. FrameMaker then creates a structured document from this second 
XML document.

   Robert also makes a valid point. How will your command dictionary be 
delivered? If the eventual goal is to produce HTML, you have the option 
of using XSLT to create HTML and skip FrameMaker formatting.

     --Lynne

On 3/22/2022 8:05 AM, cuc tu wrote:
> Our engineering group is giving me an XML file to build a dictionary of programming commands. I'm still a novice at structured frame and have two basic question s about using the XML content.
>
> All content is in attribute values. I'm sure I can make certain attributes visible, apply formatting, and add prefix/suffix. Can I automatically change the order of the content? They are presenting the definition before the command word. Can attribute values be pulled in from other elements?

-- 
Lynne A. Price
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