Archive for December, 2006

Splitting up XML with XSLT

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

I recently had to process some XML from a vendor. They had mashed approximately 750 individual entries into a single XML file, and I needed to split it up to make processing easier.
The XML
The XML looked something like this:

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE article SYSTEM “quiz_syndication_xml.dtd”>
<quiz artclid=”403777″ capturedate=”2006-06-30″ version=”3.0″ distribution=”367″>
<entry tocid=”246790″>
<category>Science</category>
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Internetless

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

The windstorm of Thursday night has left me without a tube to the internets. This is making me crazy.
Even my ISP’s phones are down.

iChupacabra

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

The iChupacabra is a mysterious creature, thought to reside in the Southern region of the Bay Area in California. It’s associated particularly with Cupertino, CA. The name “iChupacabra” literally means “Internet goat-sucker,” and refers to it’s ability to influence people to waste their time and frequently eat garbage.
Sightings of the iChupacabra began in 1998. Descriptions [...]