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List:       fop-user
Subject:    Re: Where FOP Cant be used?
From:       Chris Bowditch <bowditch_chris () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2004-01-27 14:44:39
Message-ID: 40167957.5000203 () hotmail ! com
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Ganesh Babu Nallamothu, Integra wrote:

> Hai Chris,
> 
> Thanks for your reply. Could you please brief your point.

I dont understand. Do you mean expand my point?

Well a typical telephone bill has several transactions, with each 
transaction there are several columns of data, e.g. time of call, phone 
number dialed, call length, and cost. At the bottom of each page and 
then the bottom of the list of transactions totals are displayed.

Whilst it is possible to calculate a running total in XSLT, it is not 
possible to place these totals precisely as the last row before a page 
break. Markers can be used to retrieve totals in static content but this 
is usually a little below the end of the table containing transactions, 
and a long way below the last transaction on the last page. Depending on 
the complexity of the statement, XSL-FO can fall a long way short of 
generating the desired output.

Statements is one type of document that my company struggles to sell to 
our customers. Instead we prefer applications where the output is like a 
letter than flows without being hindered by totals and other meta data.

Chris



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