Hi Wim, There is no if-else functionality in XSL. Instead, you use xsl:choose with a series of nested xsl:when elements and an optional final xsl:otherwise.
i.e.: <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="'foo'">Do something</xsl:when> <xsl:when test="'foobar'">Do something else</xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise>Perform some default action</xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> If I understand correctly what you're trying to do, you'd want your intermediate transform to output ASCII or whatever encoding you require by using an xsl:output element as a child of xsl:stylesheet: <xsl:output type="xml" encoding="ASCII" /> You would use a standard copy type scenario but include a template for text that calls the transform function. So your transform would look something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <!-- Set encoding attribute per your choice --> <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="ASCII" /> <xsl:template match="/"> <xsl:apply-templates /> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="*"> <xsl:copy> <xsl:for-each select="@*"> <xsl:copy-of select="."/> </xsl:for-each> <xsl:apply-templates /> </xsl:copy> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="text()" priority="2"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="contains(., "UnicodeCharacter1)"> <xsl:value-of select="translate(., "UnicodeCharacter1", "ASCIICharacter1") </xsl:when> <xsl:when test="contains(., "UnicodeCharacter2)"> <xsl:value-of select="translate(., "UnicodeCharacter2", "ASCIICharacter2") </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of select="."/>/xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> Hope this helps, John On 5/5/06 2:43 AM, "Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to create a XSLT template to transform uncode characters to ansii > on import of XML in FM. This concerns the unicode characters for CE/EE > languages that can not be read by FM. > > As I don't have any experience with XSLT, could anyone point me in the right > direction? Probably need a kind of if-else construction or variables to use > the 'transate' function. > > How does FM react when an XSLT refers to Javascript? > > > Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, > > Wim Hooghwinkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DTP and XML Management _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.