Appendix 2: XPath Primer

XPath is the set of rules by which literally any level—even a word or letter—of a text may be accessed by and XSLT template command.

If you are familiar with the old days of DOS, this will be easier to pick up. If not, do not be dismayed, I've designed the sample so you can just change the names of tags and words sought to still use this tool and learn as you go (again, I encourage readers to discuss this on the lists for everyone's benefit—no matter what level of knowledge with which you begin). In DOS—as on every computer—the basic organization of your files is according to folders or directories. Just like in a file cabinet, a folder contains various papers. Think of your hard drive as a file cabinet, with each drawer being a set of folders. On a Windows machine, think of the "My Documents" folder. In it you may have sub-folders and in those you have distributed all your various files.

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