RE: Problem with handling processing instructions

> 	I'm using xmetal which has track changes processing 
> instructions.  Here's an example:
[snip]
> 	I've written this xslt template to process deletion marks:
[snip]
> But the template is ignored when I run the MSXML xslt parser. 
>  Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?  or if this is possible?

It looks fine to me, and works with msxml3, msxml4, saxon6.5.2 and xalan2.4.1

Are you sure you have applied-templates in its parent (or wherever) so that it gets processed?  It could well be that you are using something like <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/> which doesnt include pi's...

cheers
andrew






> Hello:
> 
> 	I'm using xmetal which has track changes processing 
> instructions.  Here's an example:
> 
> 			<?xm-deletion_mark author="davej" 
> time="20030306T111203-0800" data="Internal: Writing"?>
> 			<?xm-insertion_mark_start 
> author="davej" time="20030306T111203-0800"?>This
> 			is a change <?xm-insertion_mark_end?>
> 
> 	I've written this xslt template to process deletion marks:
> 
> 			<xsl:template 
> match="processing-instruction('xm-deletion_mark')">
> 			  <fo:block color="red">
> 			   **** deleted item
> 			   <xsl:apply-templates/>
> 			  </fo:block>
> 			</xsl:template>
> 
> But the template is ignored when I run the MSXML xslt parser. 
>  Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?  or if this is possible?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jon Steeves
> Technical Communications
> (604) 415-6053 ext. 2139
> jon_steeves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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