Here's a link that will get you going

(thanks to Oleg who helped me out on this one on another thread)

CodePigeon

Grouping is the solution. See 
http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200101/msg00202.html

-- 
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP]
http://blog.tkachenko.com


On 2 Jul 2004 08:18:44 -0700, dhepworth@b... (david hepworth)
wrote:

>Hi
>I am transforming an XML file in to a web page report.  After a
>certain number of iterations i wish to force a page break and print a
>new header before continuing.  The problem i am having is that the XSL
>does not allow me to close the table tag and then reopen it in the
>xsl:if tag.
>
>The following XSL (goes wrong after the xsl:if check on the position):
>
><table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
>        <xsl:for-each select="sevlist/student">
>	<tr>
>		<td><xsl:value-of select="position()"/></td>
>		<td><xsl:value-of select="spr_code"/></td>
>		<td><xsl:value-of select="spr_surn"/></td>
>		<td><xsl:value-of select="crs_code"/></td>
>		<xsl:for-each select="absencelist/week">
>			<xsl:choose>
>				<xsl:when test="sev_slot=FALSE">
>					<td colspan="2" bgcolor="GRAY">&#160;</td>
>				</xsl:when>
>				<xsl:otherwise>
>					<td><xsl:value-of select="dar_pjtc"/>&#160;</td>
>					<td><xsl:value-of select="dar_durt"/>&#160;</td>
>				</xsl:otherwise>
>			</xsl:choose>
>		</xsl:for-each>
>	</tr>
>	<xsl:if test="position() mod 20 = 1">
></table>
><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/>
><table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
>	<tr>
>		<td>&#160;</td>
>		<td>Student Code</td>
>		<td>Name</td>
>		<td>Course</td>
>		<xsl:for-each select="ievlist/iev">    	
>			<td>M</td>
>			<td>Time&#160;</td>
>       	</xsl:for-each>
>	</tr>	
>	</xsl:if>
>        </xsl:for-each>
></table>
>
>gives the message:
>
>End tag 'table' does not match the start tag 'xsl:if'. Error
>processing resource 'file:///C:/si/working/xsl_transforms/basic_register.xsl'.
>Line 168, Position 3
>
></table>
>--^
>
>I would include the full XML file and the XSL but they are rather
>large.
>
>Any suggestions would be useful.  Thanks in advance.
>
>David