Re: problem locating the xsl file

From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re:  problem locating the xsl file
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:37:18 GMT

> 1. Is there a way to tell the browser that if it cannot find the .xsl file
> I've atteched to my xml, then to open the xml without style-sheet ?

No, I don't think so, not using the xml-stylesheet PI.

> if I put in the report.xml the following:
>
> <?xml-stylesheet  type="text/xsl" href="C:/MyReports/report.xsl"?>

That would be wrong, even if it worked.
the href is a uri and the bit before a ":" in a uri is the uor protocol
like http:// or mailto: you should get an "unknown protocl C" error for
that.
the URI should be file:///C:/MyReports/report.xsl"
Although I see from the error message you report:

> "The system cannot locate the resource specified. Error processing resource
> 'file:///C:/MyReports/report.xsl'. "

your system automatically translated to teh file:/// protocol you should
not rely on that.

If you are loading the xml file directly from the file system (eg by
double clicking on it) I would have expected that the link worked,
although if they are in the same directory, why not just use
<?xml-stylesheet  type="text/xsl" href="report.xsl"?>

David

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