Hi Webspas,

Is node Id "1103" a content or media node?

Either way, a simple XSLT macro can produce the output you need.  Let us know the node type and we'll show you an example.

Cheers, Lee.

Hi Webspas,

I'd think something like this would be a good start:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet
    version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:umbraco.library="urn:umbraco.library"
    exclude-result-prefixes="umb"
>

    <xsl:output method="text" indent="no" omit-xml-declaration="yes" />

    <xsl:param name="currentPage" />
    <xsl:variable name="siteRoot" select="$currentPage/ancestor-or-self::*[@level = 1]" />

    <xsl:variable name="mediaRoot" select="$siteRoot//*[@id = 1103]" />

    <xsl:variable name="firstFile" select="'/media/mp3/intro.mp3'" />
    <xsl:variable name="lastFile" select="'/media/mp3/final.mp3'" />
    <xsl:variable name="middleCount" select="5" />

    <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:variable name="mediaTopNode" select="umbraco.library:GetMedia($mediaRoot, true())]" />

        <xsl:value-of select="$firstFile" />
        <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>

        <xsl:for-each select="$mediaTopNode/*[umbracoExtension = 'mp3']">
            <xsl:sort select="@createDate" data-type="text" order="descending" />
            <xsl:if test="position() &lt;= $middleCount">
                <xsl:value-of select="umbracoFile" />
            </xsl:if>
            <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>
        </xsl:for-each>

        <xsl:value-of select="$lastFile" />

    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

/Chriztian

#Lee: Deal! :-)

"1103" is a page node.

By the way: I would like to use the list string somewhere else inside the same XSLT file.

Chriztian beat me to it! ;-) (XSLT legend!)

He - thought about asking that too, Lee - should have, I can see :-)

@Webspas: So is the file an "Upload" datatype, or a Media Picker? 

Hi Webspas,

I've updated the code above, in case you might have used it as a starting point.

(There was a couple of "hurry-up, must. beat. Lee. post. now!" errors in the first draft :-)

/Chriztian 

Well, first I upload the file to Umbraco. Then I make a page for the file with additional information and pick the file. On another page I want to present the five newest files.

Does that answer your question?

Hi again,

Here's something that actually "works on my machine":

You'll have to replace the names in the first few lines (bolded for your convenience) with the names of the actual Doctype and propertyName you're using 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [
    <!ENTITY DocumentTypeAlias "Mp3File">
    <!ENTITY mediaPickerAlias "mediaFile">
]>
<xsl:stylesheet
    version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:umbraco.library="urn:umbraco.library"
    exclude-result-prefixes="umbraco.library"
>

    <xsl:output method="text" indent="no" omit-xml-declaration="yes" />

    <xsl:param name="currentPage" />
    <xsl:variable name="siteRoot" select="$currentPage/ancestor-or-self::*[@level = 1]" />

    <xsl:variable name="mediaRoot" select="$siteRoot//*[@id = 1103]" />

    <xsl:variable name="firstFile" select="'/media/mp3/intro.mp3'" />
    <xsl:variable name="lastFile" select="'/media/mp3/final.mp3'" />
    <xsl:variable name="middleCount" select="5" />

    <xsl:template match="/">

        <xsl:value-of select="$firstFile" />
        <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>

        <xsl:for-each select="$mediaRoot/&DocumentTypeAlias;">
            <xsl:sort select="@createDate" data-type="text" order="descending" />
            <xsl:if test="position() &lt;= $middleCount">
                <xsl:apply-templates select="&mediaPickerAlias;" />
                <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>
            </xsl:if>
        </xsl:for-each>

        <xsl:value-of select="$lastFile" />

    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="&mediaPickerAlias;">
        <xsl:variable name="mediaNode" select="umbraco.library:GetMedia(., false())" />
        <xsl:value-of select="$mediaNode/umbracoFile" />
    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

/Chriztian

Thank you very much! So far so good.

Now there is only one thing left, and as far I see it there are 2 possibilities:

The list that is created must be placed inside a Javascript in order to be played for the user. Can it be done by...

• placing the output from the list-XSLT in the macro parameters for the player-XSLT (in the template)?

... or...

• parsing the final list string further down in the same XSLT and create the player there?

Or is there something else? I appreciate your replies!

Wuhoo! It's working!

I had never figured that solution out myself. Great thanks!

PS: The final work of this website will soon be released at www.thenoise.dk :-)

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