RE: SAXParseException

> The parser I'm using is SAXON and the XSLT processor is 
> Cocoon. I am using the saxon:evaluate function, so I don't 
> know what other processors would support a similar function.

Um, no: Saxon is an XSLT processor, Cocoon is a ... (come to think of
it, what kind of animal *is* Cocoon?).

Saxon includes an XML parser (AElfred), but the message "The root
element is required in a well-formed document" is not coming from
AElfred.

I would think that the most likely explanation for the message is that
you are trying to load a document using the document() function, and the
file exists but is empty. By default, Saxon reports an error from the
document() function, but continues processing.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> 
> I can attach the XML input, but it is quite large. Is this 
> okay with the group?
> 
> Michael, by the way, I would like to say that your XSL book 
> is excellent. I have used it as a reference quite a bit, and 
> it's helped me out of a lot of jams. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Manish
> 
> On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 03:41, Michael Kay wrote:
> > The error message is coming from the XML parser. You could start by 
> > telling us which XML parser and XSLT processor you are 
> using. If you 
> > don't understand the error messages from one product, a 
> good strategy 
> > is to try a different product and see if that's more helpful.
> > 
> > Beyond that, if you don't understand the message when you know what 
> > the input looks like, it's unlikely that we will be able to 
> explain it 
> > when we don't.
> > 
> > Michael Kay
> > Software AG
> > home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > > Manish Shah
> > > Sent: 26 August 2002 19:40
> > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject:  SAXParseException
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hey guys,
> > > 
> > > I'm stumped! I am generating html using xsl/xml, and it's a
> > > pretty involved transformation. At random times, I get 
> > > "SAXParseException: The root element is required in a 
> > > well-formed document", but then below the exception, the 
> > > generated html is actually there. Has anyone seen this 
> > > before? I don't know where else to turn to. I'm not exactly 
> > > sure how to show source, since there are a lot of includes . 
> > > 
> > > Manish
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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