RE: Fw: Converting to different format

> Is there a way to use saxon8 instead of the pre-packaged 
> xalan that comes with Java 1.4?
> 

Yes, you can use the same JAXP interfaces from your application. If the
Saxon JAR file is on your classpath, then it will be invoked in preference
to the pre-packaged Xalan.

For more control, if the Java system property
javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is set to
net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl, the basic (open-source) version of
Saxon will be invoked (it must be on your classpath, of course), and if it
is set to com.saxonica.TransformerFactoryImpl, the schema-aware (commercial)
version of Saxon will be invoked.

You can set a Java system property from the command line:

java
-Djavax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory=net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl
my.package.class params

or by calling System.setProperty() from your application.

It's a good idea to include in your stylesheet:

<xsl:comment><xsl:value-of
select="system-property('xsl:vendor')"/></xsl:comment>

so you know which processor you are running.

Michael Kay