> <xsl:template match="node()|@*">
> <xsl:copy>
>  <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
> </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="*[not(descendant::text())]"/>
> </xsl:stylesheet>

That was not complete ..

The below is what i meant..

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="node()|@*">
<xsl:copy>
 <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="*[not(descendant::text())]"/>
</xsl:stylesheet>


2008/12/4 Vasu Chakkera <vasucv@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Cindy,
> There are two questions in your mail.
>>In the new XML I only need to copy the nodes that actually have elements that have text values. Is there a way to test >the deepest child of an element for text value and then copy all it's ancestors back to the root?
>
>
> and the scond is :
>
>>>If any child elements have text value for the element <Individual> all child nodes should be copied, while the >><Business> element and all it's child nodes should not be copied to the new XML file.
>
> The first one is fairly simple..
>
> <xsl:template match="node()|@*">
> <xsl:copy>
>  <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
> </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="*[not(descendant::text())]"/>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> Will do your job. That is i am ignoring the elements that do not have
> any text node descendants..
>
> for the second one,
>
> its not very clear what you want.
>
> if between <individual> and <business>,  only one has the text data ,
> then your problem is solved by above template. but
> if <individual> and <business> both contain text data , then  you
> would only want to pick one and not both.
> So which one would you want to pick?
> which has priority over the other?
>
> Vasu
>
> 2008/12/3 Cindy Lard <Cindy.Lard@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> I am new to XSLT and I am trying to clean up an XML file built from a mainframe generated text file that contains all possible elements for all nodes. In the new XML I only need to copy the nodes that actually have elements that have text values. Is there a way to test the deepest child of an element for text value and then copy all it's ancestors back to the root? For example, in the attached input under the element <Entity> only <Individual> or <Business> should exist and not both. If any child elements have text value for the element <Individual> all child nodes should be copied, while the <Business> element and all it's child nodes should not be copied to the new XML file. See example input and output files.
>>
>> Input
>>
>>
>> <Registration>
>>  <UserName>DID1901</UserName>
>>  <ActivityType>25</ActivityType>
>>  <ActivityDate>2008-10-30T12:10:26</ActivityDate>
>>  <RegistrationCounty>19</RegistrationCounty>
>>  <Registrants>
>>  <Registrant>
>>   <Entity>
>>    <Individual>
>>     <Prefix/>
>>     <FirstName></FirstName>/>
>>     <LastName></LastName>/>
>>     <Middle/>
>>     <Suffix/>
>>    </Individual>
>>    <Business>
>>     <MailingAddress>
>>      <Address>
>>       <MailingAddressType/>
>>       <MailingAddressLine1>123 Street</MailingAddressLine1>
>>       <MailingAddressLine2/>
>>      </Address>
>>     </MailingAddress>
>>    </Business>
>>   </Entity>
>>  </Registrant>
>>  </Registrants>
>> </Registration>
>>
>>
>>
>> Output
>>
>>
>> <Registration>
>>  <UserName>DID1901</UserName>
>>  <ActivityType>25</ActivityType>
>>  <ActivityDate>2008-10-30T12:10:26</ActivityDate>
>>  <RegistrationCounty>19</RegistrationCounty>
>>  <Registrants>
>>  <Registrant>
>>   <Entity>
>>    <Individual>
>>     <Prefix/>
>>     <FirstName>Joe</FirstName>/>
>>     <LastName>Doe</LastName>/>
>>     <Middle/>
>>     <Suffix/>
>>    </Individual>
>>   </Entity>
>>  </Registrant>
>>  </Registrants>
>> </Registration>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Vasu Chakkera
> Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd.
> Oxford
> www.vasucv.com
>



-- 
Vasu Chakkera
Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd.
Oxford
www.vasucv.com