RE: XML translation problem using XSLT

You are starting the transformation before the loading has finished. Set
the async property to false, IIRC.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Dineen, Geoffrey
> Sent: 21 November 2002 02:16
> To: 'XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:  XML translation problem using XSLT
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm getting the following error from the XML parser when I 
> attempt to transform an XML document using XSLT.  The error is:
> 
> Error Type:
> msxml3.dll (0x80004005)
> The stylesheet does not contain a document element. The 
> stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document. 
> 
> I am using the following namespace:
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> 
> I'm using the following JavaScript to set up the objects and do the
> transform:
> 
> var sXml = "/esrscripts2/Menu2.xml"
> var sXsl = "/esrscripts2/menus.xsl"
> 
> var oXmlDoc = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDOCUMENT.4.0");
> var oXslDoc = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDOCUMENT.4.0");
> 
> //oXmlDoc.async = false;
> //oXslDoc.async = false;
> oXmlDoc.load(Server.MapPath(sXml));
> oXslDoc.load(Server.MapPath(sXsl));
> 
> //oXmlDoc.load(sXml);
> //oXslDoc.load(sXsl);
> 
> Response.Write(oXmlDoc.transformNode(oXslDoc));	
> 
> Does anybody have any ideas on what could be causing this 
> error.  Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> Geoff Dineen
> 
> 
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