I would recommend a pipeline language such as XProc, or if you want
something more mature, Orbeon.

Regards,

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacobus Reyneke [mailto:jacobusreyneke@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 09 March 2010 21:04
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Simple XSL Pipelines
> 
> Good day,
> 
> There are many ways to pipe XML output from one XSLT to 
> another, but what is the proper way to do it? Using a 
> programming language in between does the job, but is there 
> some way to implement it elegantly with XSLT and Saxon alone?
> 
> The idea is something like:
> data.xml -> filter.xls -> layout.xls -> targetmedia.xsl -> 
> data_for_mobile_phone.svg
> 
> This is just a thumb [expletive deleted] example, but that's the idea.
> 
> I was thinking along the line of creating a master XSL such 
> as pipeline.xsl which would work on parameters and call the 
> other style sheets as required. I know I can do this easily 
> from java, but I'm looking for a pure XSL solution. Also, I 
> need to to be able in use more than one XML as input, which I 
> know is not ideal, but it is better to get the requirements 
> right, and to make the technology fit, than to get the 
> technology right and to get the requirements to fit.
> 
> The answer probably lies in correct use of <xsl:variable 
> select="document(filter.xls)" name="filter" />, but I can't 
> find an elegant solution. If someone can help or make 
> suggestions or give an example that would be great.
> 
> Kind regards
> Jacobus