Re: Saxon problem

>>>>> "David" == David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    David> If you give a URI as

    David> d:a\b\c then that is URI scheme (protocol) is d which isn't
    David> a registered URI scheme and so an error if you try to
    David> reference it.

    David> Some systems silently correct that error, turning the path
    David> into a URI using the file: scheme:

    David> file:///d:/a/b/c

    David> ie prepending file:/// and using / not \ but they should
    David> not do this,

No, they certainly shouldn't, as d:a\b\c is not the same as d:\a\b\c !
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Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire