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Making Flat Files into Hierarchies

• XSLT 1.0 was not designed to do this
• Sometimes you can do it anyway
  • using grouping techniques
  • using keys (an advanced technique)
• When it works (maybe 2/3) it is elegant, clever, and tricky
• Success depends on the data
  • information must be there
  • markup must be clean and consistent

(XSLT 2.0 much better at this, but still needs clear distinctions)