http://edmundgimzewski.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Edmund Gimzewski en Copyright 2009 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:31:38 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://edmundgimzewski.sys-con.com/node/90132 Schema languages like XBRL (the Extensible Business Reporting Language) can define the structure of a financial statement, and the data itself can be saved as an XML instance of the schema. The data is often processed further using formulas; for example, to verify balances and derive data for financial analysis. This processing is traditionally done in a non-XML application, but staying in the world of XML, I ask: How well can XSLT (the Extensible Stylesheet Transformation Language) do these calculations and what are the advantages?<p><a href="http://edmundgimzewski.sys-con.com/node/90132" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 26 May 2005 13:00:00 EDT http://edmundgimzewski.sys-con.com/node/90132 http://edmundgimzewski.sys-con.com/node/90132#feedback