Quantifying MSXML3 support for XSLT

In a message dated 06/07/00 03:43:45 GMT Daylight Time, joshuaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
writes:
<< 
XDR was a predecessor to XML Schema developed with DataChannel and others,
and Microsoft is just as involved and supportive of XML Schema as we were
with XDR. XML Schema is still not ratified, and we like everyone else are
supporting the standard as it evolves. BTW, Lee specifically mentions
MSXML3, which does have XSLT support. The older parser that shipped with
IE5 had more limited support based on earlier drafts. There is an XSLT
stylesheet at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/webtechnology/xml/xsltconv.asp which
will convert older stylesheets to the new XSLT format.

-J
 >> 

Joshua,

I was very interested in your unqualified statement that MSXML3 (presumably 
the May 2000 release) "does have XSLT support".

Should your statement be taken to indicate that MSXML3 now is 100% compliant 
with the XSLT Recommendation of November 1999?

If not then to what extent is May 2000 MSXML3 compliant with November 1999 
XSLT? Are there residual "issues"? If so, is there a publicly available list 
of those?

I appreciate that it is not easy to express this numerically but can you 
clarify what Microsoft's official position is on just how compliant May 2000 
MSXML3 is with respect to XSLT.

My understanding is that Microsoft is aiming for 100% compliance. To turn the 
question another way, is it possible to estimate when 100% compliance will be 
achieved?

Thanks in advance

Andrew Watt


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