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Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Boldock" <aboldock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:46 AM
Subject: [xsl] FO invisible data


> Greetings xsl-list
>
> I am trying to extract some data from a proprietary medical data system.
The
> system basically generates a FO file that from the system goes on to be
> printed/faxed/emailed to many sources. I can grad the FO file on its way
> past copy it and do some other processing that I need to do to it.
>
> I have access to the XSL file that did generate the FO file and I can
modify
> it as long as the FO file appears the same when printed/faxed/emailed.
>
> However the problem I have is that there is one key piece of data missing
> form the FO file that I need. I can insert it into the XSL file quite
easily
> but when I do it appears on the final output and I can't have that.
>
> So my question is: Is there some way to include something like below but
for
> it to have a property perhaps that makes the formatter ignore it
completely
> but will still allow me to get to the data in the FO file?
>
> Eg:
>
> Currently I have things like this
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="ItemHeading"
> font-weight="bold">MRN:</fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="ItemData"><xsl:value-of
> select="/Report/Body/zSpRptSepSumPatDemogSP/MRN"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
>
>
> But I want the same thing but to be not visible on the page.
>
> Is it possible to put in an invisible table or block?
>
> Thanks for any help out there
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Boldock
> Senior Analyst Programmer
> Information Technology Services
> Margaret Graham Building Level 2
> Royal Adelaide Hospital
> South Australia
> Speed Dial: 1953
> Phone: 0411 659 867
> Email: aboldock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx