XSLT to generate another XSLT script

Question

In this thread I refer to my last thread: Convert XML to CSV using XSLT - dynamic columns.

The XSLT script in the refered thread works fine but with a large

Answer 1

Rather than a two-external-phase solution (meaning a style-sheet that writes a style-sheet that gets executed), I think you would be better served by a version of Tim's solution that performs better at scale. Please measure the performance of this solution with your 'large XML document' as input.

This XSLT 1.0 style-sheet...

...will transform this input (or others efficiently at scale) ...

    John
    
        
            Lisa
            Sister
        
        
            Tom
            Brother
        
    


    Daniel
    
        
            Peter
            Father
        
    

... and yield text...

Name;Sister;Brother;Father
John;Lisa;Tom;
Daniel;;;Peter