RE: Replace values based on external files

This solution only works if the XPath expressions are all valid XSLT
patterns. It would certainly make the problem easier if this can be
guaranteed.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

> 
> Either run file2.xml through
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
>                 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>                 
> xmlns:axsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform/alias">
>   <xsl:namespace-alias stylesheet-prefix="axsl" result-prefix="xsl"/>
>   <xsl:template match="mapping">
>     <axsl:stylesheet version="1.0">
>       <xsl:for-each select="replace">
>         <axsl:template match="{xpath}">
>           <axsl:attribute name="{{name()}}">
>             <xsl:value-of select="with"/>
>           </axsl:attribute>
>         </axsl:template>
>       </xsl:for-each>
>       <axsl:template match="@* | node()">
>         <axsl:copy>
>           <axsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
>         </axsl:copy>
>       </axsl:template>
>     </axsl:stylesheet>
>   </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> and then process file1.xml with the generated stylesheet. Or 
> use Mike's solution that used the extension function.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jarno