XSL-FO: Table with dynamic number of column

[Alvin Taliman]

Hi,

How can I create table with dynamic number of columns (can be 5, 10, 100)? I
think the best way is to divide the column into several table, for example 5
columns per table.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm using XSL-FO.

Example:
Title col1 col2 col3 col4 col5

Title col6 col7 col8 col9 col10

Thank you.
Alvin

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Post by Alvin Taliman
How can I create table with dynamic number of columns (can be 5, 10, 100)? I
think the best way is to divide the column into several table, for example 5
columns per table.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm using XSL-FO.

XSL-FO has nothing to do with it. Instead do it in XSLT level.

[*Davide*]

Post by Alvin Taliman
How can I create table with dynamic number of columns (can be 5, 10, 100)? I
think the best way is to divide the column into several table, for example 5
columns per table.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm using XSL-FO.

Hi Oleg,
I have the same problem, but I need to solve this on xsl-fo. My tables have
different number of culumns.
This is my code:

<xsl:template match="TABLE">
<fo:table table-layout="fixed" font-size="11px" font-family="Times"
border="1pt solid black">
<!--
<xsl:for-each select="TH/@align">
<fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/>
</xsl:for-each>-->
<fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/>
<fo:table-body>
<xsl:apply-templates select="TR"/>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
<fo:block space-after="0.5cm"/>
</xsl:template>

How I change the <fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/> if xsl:for-each
doensn't run?

Hi and thanks

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Post by *Davide*
How I change the <fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/> if xsl:for-each
doensn't run?

Change to what?

[*Davide*]

Post by Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]

Post by *Davide*
How I change the <fo:table-column column-width="3cm"/> if xsl:for-each
doensn't run?

Change to what?

Hi Oleg,

I need to implement a dynamic table, I mean what I need to create a dynamic
table on xsl-fo, without specify <fo-co*>

Thanks

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Post by *Davide*
I need to implement a dynamic table, I mean what I need to create a dynamic
table on xsl-fo, without specify <fo-co*>

fo:table-column isn't required in XSL-FO. Go ahead, just make sure your
XSL-FO processor supports table-layout="auto". Beware, FOP doesn't.

[Alvin Taliman]

Thanks for your reply.
Can you give me example how to do it in XSLT level?
Thank you.

Post by Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]

Post by Alvin Taliman
How can I create table with dynamic number of columns (can be 5, 10, 100)? I
think the best way is to divide the column into several table, for example 5
columns per table.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm using XSL-FO.

XSL-FO has nothing to do with it. Instead do it in XSLT level.
--
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP, XmlInsider]
http://blog.tkachenko.com

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Post by Alvin Taliman
Can you give me example how to do it in XSLT level?

Basically it's the same grouping problem as with making calendar layout.
See excellent Jeni Tennison's explanation:
http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200101/msg00202.html