Hi All

I have this XSL code, but I am trying to get it so every other row is
light grey and the ones in between are white. I want the headers to be anjother colour all together.

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
<xsl:template match="/">
  <html>
  <body>
    <table border="2" bgcolor="yellow">
      <tr>
        <th>OrderNum</th>
        <th>Date</th>
      </tr>
      <xsl:for-each select="ExportQuery/ELEC01_SalesOrdersWaitingParts[NotEnoughStock='TRUE']">
                <tr>
        <td class="class"><xsl:value-of select="OrderHed_OrderNum"/></td>
                <td class="class"><xsl:value-of select="OrderHed_OrderDate"/></td>
                </tr>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </table>
  </body>
  </html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

hallo

not use for_each.
for-each is for node set
when you have a big xml file to sort or display by for-each than many memory is use in your pc

a template disccribt what is doing when the parser found the node
in this example
<xsl:apply-templates select="employee"/>

think not as programmer language think in xslt


i make a sample to show you how it works
xml to test

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<employees>
  <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
  <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
   <employee>
    <user_id>6</user_id>
    <profile_name>Developer</profile_name>
    <profile_id>2</profile_id>
    <user_status>1</user_status>
    <gender>1</gender>
    <first_name>Anulesh</first_name>
    <last_name>Gupta</last_name>
    <address>106/B, 1st Floor, 46th Cross, 4th Block,  Rajajinagar,</address>
    <pswd>password</pswd>
    <pswd_change_dte>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</pswd_change_dte>
    <email_addr>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</email_addr>
    <phone>91-080-22445281</phone>
    <dob>1981-09-18T00:00:00+05:30</dob>
    <join_date>2008-11-20T00:00:00+05:30</join_date>
    <receive_email_notification>true</receive_email_notification>
    <last_logged_in>2011-01-25T19:48:00+05:30</last_logged_in>
    <emp_id>1001</emp_id>
    <full_name>Anulesh Gupta</full_name>
    <skill_set />
    <city>Bangalore</city>
    <state>Karnataka</state>
    <country>India</country>
    <zip_code>560010</zip_code>
    <mobile_number>22445281</mobile_number>
    <pwd_flag>1</pwd_flag>
    <reports_to>5</reports_to>
  </employee>
 </employees>

xsl use css with style tag see there color
define the to colors with id(odd even) in css this mean (#odd #even)
his will describt in tag style
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_colornames.asp
to make two colors use modulo xpath command mod

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
	<xsl:output indent="yes" method="html"/>
	<xsl:template match="/">
		<html>
			<style>
				<!-- http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_colornames.asp -->
		table{
		border: 2px solid black;
		}
		th{
		border: 2px solid black;
        background-color:#efefef;
		}
        td{
		border: 2px solid black;
		}
		#odd
		{
        background-color:#ff0000;
		}
		#even
		{
        background-color:#00ff00;
		}</style>
			<body>
				<xsl:apply-templates select="employees"/>
			</body>
		</html>
	</xsl:template>


	<xsl:template match="employees">
		<table>
			<tr>
				<th>pos</th>
				<th>firstname</th>
				<th>lastname</th>
				<th>profilename</th>
				<th>emailaddr</th>
				<th>phone</th>
			</tr>
			<xsl:apply-templates select="employee"/>
		</table>
		<!-- works also in does not reflect xsl-->
		<table>
			<tr>
				<th>pos</th>
				<th>firstname</th>
				<th>lastname</th>
				<th>profilename</th>
				<th>emailaddr</th>
				<th>phone</th>
			</tr>
			<xsl:for-each select="employee">
				<tr>
					<xsl:choose>
						<xsl:when test="(position() mod 2) = 0">
							<xsl:attribute name="id">odd</xsl:attribute>
						</xsl:when>
						<xsl:otherwise>
							<xsl:attribute name="id">even</xsl:attribute>
						</xsl:otherwise>
					</xsl:choose>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="position()"/>
					</td>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="first_name"/>
					</td>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="last_name"/>
					</td>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="profile_name"/>
					</td>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="email_addr"/>
					</td>
					<td>
						<xsl:value-of select="phone"/>
					</td>
				</tr>
			</xsl:for-each>
		</table>
	</xsl:template>

	<xsl:template match="employee">
		<tr>
			<xsl:choose>
				<xsl:when test="(position() mod 2) = 0">
					<xsl:attribute name="id">odd</xsl:attribute>
				</xsl:when>
				<xsl:otherwise>
					<xsl:attribute name="id">even</xsl:attribute>
				</xsl:otherwise>
			</xsl:choose>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="position()"/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="first_name"/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="last_name"/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="profile_name"/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="email_addr"/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<xsl:value-of select="phone"/>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

result tow table one create by template and the other by for-each

<html>
  <style>
				table{
		border: 2px solid black;
		}
		th{
		border: 2px solid black;
        background-color:#efefef;
		}
        td{
		border: 2px solid black;
		}
		#odd
		{
        background-color:#ff0000;
		}
		#even
		{
        background-color:#00ff00;
		}
  </style>
  <body>
    <table>
      <tr>
        <th>pos</th>
        <th>firstname</th>
        <th>lastname</th>
        <th>profilename</th>
        <th>emailaddr</th>
        <th>phone</th>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>1</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>2</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>3</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>4</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>5</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>6</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>7</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>8</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <table>
      <tr>
        <th>pos</th>
        <th>firstname</th>
        <th>lastname</th>
        <th>profilename</th>
        <th>emailaddr</th>
        <th>phone</th>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>1</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>2</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>3</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>4</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>5</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>6</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="even">
        <td>7</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
      <tr id="odd">
        <td>8</td>
        <td>Anulesh</td>
        <td>Gupta</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
        <td>anulesh.gupta@effone.com</td>
        <td>91-080-22445281</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </body>
</html>

i hope this will help you
soory for my bad english

Instead of id="odd" or id="even", it would be better to have a class="odd" or class="even". This would make it more W3 compliant

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