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Re: When the required output data can't be produced witha tool

• From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
• Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:54:35 +0100

On 24/09/2010 14:38, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Is the problem that my colleague is having indicative of a poorly designed XML document or indicative of a poor selection of tool?

probably neither.

xpath1 is rarely used in isolation, it is usually called from a host 
language, java, or xslt or whatever. The original problem could almost 
certainly be solved by any such combination.

David

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  • When the required output data can't be produced with a tool, doesit indicate the XML document is poorly designed or a new tool is needed?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>