RE: Java Moron attempting to run Saxon 7.6.5 - could u

> 
> I know nothing about Java, I've got a Windows XP
> machine and all the development we do is in a windows 
> environment...however the Saxon 7.6.5 processor is the only 
> one that supports XSLT 2.0 and I really need to be able to 
> use it!!  Could someone give me some idea how to be able to 
> execute my XSLT 2.0 stylesheets using Saxon 7.6.5 on my 
> Windows machine...or maybe point me to some instructions that 
> make sense on how to do so?
> 

In the past, I tended to encourage people who knew nothing about Java to
use Instant Saxon rather than full Saxon, mainly because this saved me
the trouble of helping them with installation. But with the demise of
Microsoft Java, this isn't really an option any more.

But it's not really difficult. To get started, download JDK 1.4 or JRE
1.4 from http://java.sun.com/ Initially you will only need the JRE,
which is much smaller, but you'll probably need the full JDK eventually.
Install it (this is completely straightforward) and find out where the
java.exe executable is - it will typically be somewhere like
c:\j2sdk1.4.1_02\bin\ if you installed the JDK, or "c:\Program
Files\JavaSoft\JRE1.4.1_02\bin" if you installed the JRE. Add this to
your PATH.

Find a text editor that allows you to run commands from the command line
(you can do it from the DOS console, but that's a real pain). I use
UltraEdit, but there are others that are free.

Download Saxon as a ZIP file, unzip it into c:\saxon, so the JAR file
goes into c:\saxon\saxon7.jar

Then enter the command "java -jar c:\saxon\saxon7.jar source.xml
style.xsl >output.html".

That's the basics. To use extension functions, or to write your own
applications that use Saxon, you'll have to learn rather more about Java
and classpaths, but this should get you started.

Michael Kay


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