Neil,

Thanks so much!  Looks like I have homework to do.  I'll chew on all of this 
a bit, and probably be back.  I want to mark this post as valuable, cuz we've 
covered alot of ground that may help others as well.  But, don't drop me, cuz 
I'll probably need more help, okay?  It would just be easier we could just 
download data between brains to solve problems (no hacking allowed).

Thanks again...  it's almost PubDate day!  :-)

Kass

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> Yes I see. 
> 
> The identity template you're using matching @*  | * (any attribute, or
> any node, including text nodes) isn't quite what I'd use. The one I'd
> use is here : http://www.xmlplease.com/xsltidentity#s1 which matches
> @* | node() (but excludes text nodes as far as I understand)
> 
> 
> It's also possible that the <rss /> parent element is in a namespace
> in your non-working documents.
> 
> This will typically be the case I think for RSS1 (the examples you've
> shown indicate RSS2) or if you have media RSS extensions like <video
> /> or podcast related content in the feed.
> 
> 
> If the XSL template doesn't also know about that namespace, it will
> probably not "see" any nodes which are in the namespace. 
> 
> It's a tricky concept to follow and explain.
> 
> In your case, this article http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/01/02/tr.html
> should indicate how to proceed. It's pretty much a case of declaring
> the rss namspaces in the xsl:stylesheet, so instead of just 
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> version="1.0">
> 
> you would add the purl namespace 
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>      xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="1.0">
> 
> So if your RSS, when viewed in notepad, contains xmlns:dc, then add
> that to the xsl:stylesheet, Same-as for mediaRSS extension (which is
> quite common) xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" - for details
> see http://www.feedforall.com/mediarss.htm
> 
> 
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
> 
> 
> On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:39:01 -0700, Kass
> <Kass@d...> wrote:
> 
> >Neil,
> >
> >Please excuse the double posting, but I've just found something that might 
> >help.
> >
> >I researched Identity Template as suggested and I get the concept, alto' am 
> >far from totally grasping.  I tried the code below in the .xsl template. Does 
> >a global target and replace.
> >
> >At first it didn't look like it worked either, but after some pondering and 
> >trial and error with another .xml file, I realized it WORKED ****BUT not if 
> >the RSS tags are included in the .xml file***.  If I remove the <rss 
> >version="2.0"> </rss> tags from around the <channel>.... </channel> 
> >information (so it is just like regular .xml) then the replace code finds the 
> >text and replaces it... but as you suggested, the whole thing is in one long 
> >paragraph... altho' this could also be due to the  "<xsl:value-of select=
> >        "concat(substring-before($outputString,$target),
> >               $replacement)"/>" part of the globalReplace template.
> >
> >Here is the new code: 
> >
> ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> ><xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> >xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> >
> >
> ><!-- Find and Replace Text Template  -->
> >
> ><xsl:template name="globalReplace">
> >  <xsl:param name="outputString"/>
> >  <xsl:param name="target"/>
> >  <xsl:param name="replacement"/>
> >  <xsl:choose>
> >    <xsl:when test="contains($outputString,$target)">
> >   
> >      <xsl:value-of select=
> >        "concat(substring-before($outputString,$target),
> >               $replacement)"/>
> >      <xsl:call-template name="globalReplace">
> >        <xsl:with-param name="outputString" 
> >             select="substring-after($outputString,$target)"/>
> >        <xsl:with-param name="target" select="$target"/>
> >        <xsl:with-param name="replacement" 
> >             select="$replacement"/>
> >      </xsl:call-template>
> >    </xsl:when>
> >    <xsl:otherwise>
> >      <xsl:value-of select="$outputString"/>
> >    </xsl:otherwise>
> >  </xsl:choose>
> ></xsl:template>
> >
> ><xsl:template match="text()">
> >  <xsl:call-template name="globalReplace">
> >  <xsl:with-param name="outputString" select="."/>
> >  <xsl:with-param name="target" select="'Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:00:00 CST'"/>
> >  <xsl:with-param name="replacement" select="'Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:00:00 
> >CST'"/>
> >  </xsl:call-template>
> ></xsl:template>
> >
> ><xsl:template match="@*|*">
> >  <xsl:copy>
> >    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
> >  </xsl:copy>
> ></xsl:template>
> >
> ></xsl:stylesheet>
> >
> >
> >Well, at least I got some results... My 'ol brains are fried, scrambled and 
> >hard boiled... got any ideas?
> >
> >Thanks for your time one this one!  You guys are awsome!
> >
> >Kass
> >
> >
> >"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
> >
> >> You're approximately on the right track, as it seems you just want t6o
> >> use XSL to replace the pubDate value in the feed XML.
> >> 
> >> However you're missing something important there :
> >> 
> >> The XSL processor moves through each rule in the stylesheet, trying to
> >> match the template match to a node.
> >> 
> >> If it doesn't find a match for any node, it'll likely end up
> >> outputting the text of each node in the input XMP (RSS) - the default
> >> for an XSL processor with no matches is to output only text nodes.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The result would look like all the text inside the RSS feed, run
> >> together and I'm guessing thats what you mean by doesnt work, if
> >> you've visually inspecteed the output.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> You need to take a look on your favourite search engine for "Identity
> >> Template". That copies all input XML nodes to the output.
> >> 
> >> However - here's the kicker. You can use the additional template rules
> >> you have below, to substitute matches (//pubDate) with the new value,
> >> but leave all other input unchanged. You're doing a copy for nodes
> >> with no xsl:template match, and a change, for ones with a rule (match)
> >> 
> >> PS - Joe can back me up on this : "Pub-Date" has an entirely different
> >> connotation in the UK (where we both are) and has happy associations
> >> with Fridays and pinot grog (grigot), among other beverages <g>
> >> 
> >> Cheers - Neil
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:30:01 -0700, Kass
> >> <Kass@d...> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Joe,
> >> >
> >> >Please excuse didn't reply properly.... but wanted this attached to your 
> >> >thread.
> >> >
> >> >I did some research on xslt.  I think this is my answer, but I'm not getting 
> >> >desired results.  Since my experience with xml lies solely with our RSS 
> >> >feeds, ignorance is probably the issue here.
> >> >
> >> >I'm excited tho' cuz once I get this problem solved, I'm going to tackle 
> >> >using xlst to render our feeds in html and "pretty" them up a bit.  So thanks 
> >> >for this HUGH lead!
> >> >I'm just starting with getting the pubDate changed.  I'll tackle each 
> >> >problem as I get success.
> >> >
> >> >Okay, here is some code.  Thanks again for your help!
> >> >
> >> >feed.xml:
> >> >
> >> ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
> >> ><?xml-stylesheet href="getRSS.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
> >> ><rss version="2.0">
> >> >
> >> >  <channel>
> >> >    <title>Movie Theater Example - Someplace, CA</title>
> >> >	<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >  	<lastBuildDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</lastBuildDate> 
> >> >  	<description>Starting April 3, 2009 … Features and showtimes for Movie 
> >> >Theater Example - Someplace, CA</description>
> >> >    <language>en-us</language>
> >> >    <link>https://example.tstickets.com/example.aspx?theatreid=3002</link>
> >> >    <copyright>Copyright 2008, Movie Theater LP</copyright>    
> >> ><webMaster></webMaster>
> >> >
> >> >		<item>
> >> >          	<title>Showing the Week of April 3rd - April 9th Someplace, 
> >> >CA</title>          
> >> >          
> >> >	<link>https://example.tstickets.com/example.aspx?theatreid=3002</link>
> >> >          	<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >          	<description>Features Starting April 3, 2009 for Movie Theater 
> >> >Example - Someplace, CA</description>
> >> >		</item>
> >> >		
> >> >  		<item>  
> >> >			<title>Top Hits Playing at Select Movie Theater Example April 3, 
> >> >2009!</title>
> >> >    		<link>http://www.example.com/comingsoon/discount.asp</link>
> >> >    		<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >  			<description>New arrivals on the discount theater line up this week are 
> >> >"The Reader", "Friday the 13th", "Push", "Street Fighter: The Legend of 
> >> >Chun-Li" and "Fired Up".  Check your local Movie Theater Example for current 
> >> >movie listings!</description>
> >> >  		</item>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  		<item>  
> >> >			<title>Tickets On Sale Now for Disney's Earth Starting April 22, 
> >> >2009!</title>
> >> >    		<link>http://www.example.com</link>
> >> >    		<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >  			<description>Disney's DISNEYNATURE series debuts this April.  Among the 
> >> >first films to be released domestically under the new label will be Earth, 
> >> >showing at select theaters starting April 22, 2009.  Book your group today 
> >> >for this amazing journey across our planet!</description>
> >> >  		</item>
> >> >  		
> >> >
> >> >		<item> 
> >> >			<title>Showing the Week of April 3rd - April 9th</title>
> >> >    		<link>http://www.example.com</link>
> >> >    		<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >  			<description>Movie Theater Example Features for the Week of April 3, 
> >> >2009</description>
> >> >		</item>
> >> >      
> >> >		<item> 
> >> >			<title>Movie Theater Example Discount Theaters April 3, 2009 
> >> >Updates</title>
> >> >			<link>http://www.example.com/comingsoon/discount.asp</link>
> >> >			<pubDate>Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:00:00 CST</pubDate>
> >> >			<description>Check out the films available soon for release in discount 
> >> >theaters.</description>
> >> >		</item>
> >> >
> >> >	
> >> >					       	        
> >> ></channel>
> >> ></rss>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Here is the style sheet code... I tried both templates to no avail.
> >> >
> >> >getRSS.xls:
> >> >
> >> ><xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> >> >     version="2.0">
> >> >
> >> ><!-- Template try 1  -->  
> >> ><xsl:template match="//pubDate">
> >> >  <xsl:value-of select="replace(.,'Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:00:00 CST','Thu, 09 
> >> >Apr 2009 13:00:00 CST')"/>
> >> ></xsl:template> 
> >> >
> >> >  
> >> ><!-- Template try 2 -->
> >> >
> >> ><xsl:template match="pubDate">
> >> >  <xsl:if test=". = 'Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:00:00 CST'">
> >> >    Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:00:00 CST  </xsl:if>
> >> ></xsl:template>
> >> >
> >> ></xsl:stylesheet>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Joe Fawcett" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> You can possibly use the document function to bring in external document to 
> >> >> an XSLT stylesheet and then extract data from each of them.
> >> >> Without a small concrete example of what exactly you need it's hard to give 
> >> >> more specific advice.
> >> >> 
> >> >> -- 
> >> >> 
> >> >> Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
> >> >> http://joe.fawcett.name
> >> >> "Kass" <Kass@d...> wrote in message 
> >> >> news:8908EA26-D244-40B3-AFED-03EF5145DDC7@m......
> >> >> > Martin,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you for your reply.
> >> >> > Here is what I'm trying to do... hoping I can stay within the .xml format.
> >> >> > That is why I'm in your forum, rather than PHP.  I'm trying to figure out 
> >> >> > if
> >> >> > it is possible to dynamically link parts of .xml nodes to a separate file 
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > the same directory, without disturbing the rest of the nodes in the .xml