[daisy] Parameterizing an include using a field value..

[Alan Mortensen]

I've seen this done with daisy content using queries, but I want to  
do it with external (or more specifically cocoon:) URLs.  The  
situation is kind of like this:

DocumentType: Category
Name: Blue

and either through include or through a custom publisher request I'd  
like to include:

cocoon://ext/mysearch/Blue

Which returns XML formatted data from a database.

Hrm.. another way to say it is: I'd like to parameterize an external  
include based on the data in a document..

What's the best way to do this.. or at least ANY way to do this?

I've been pulling my hair out a bit so far.  I don't see a way to do  
it in the pub request itself.  I don't see how in the document  
content to insert a value like the name or field FOO into an  
include.  I finally resorted to trying to get the document using the  
document() method in the document-styling XSL which I know is hacky  
(and at this time not working for me) but I don't know what else to do..

The reason I need to do this is that there are a large number of  
Category documents, and the users are not exactly tech savvy.  So  
instead of requiring them to put in the include with the URL  
correctly in every category document (it's a bit more complex a URL  
than the example) or me having to edit each document I was hoping I  
could just have them enter a field and be done with it.

Oh, and if it wasn't clear, I'd like the include to be associated  
with the type or the pubrequest somehow, just the parameter should  
change per instance document.

Alan