Re: Cannot include namespaces [XSLT 1.0] xsltproc

>but if it changes the behaviour of the 
>transformation, then my guess would be it's one of those DTDs that adds 
>default namespace declarations to elements. These DTDs were designed by 
>the devil to make XSLT programmers go insane.

It seems to me this case only. I have just modified my xsltproc command to

xsltproc -o /Applications/Pankaj/main.xml --noout --novalid 
/Applications/Pankaj/Elsevier_Books.xsl /Applications/Pankaj/main.xml


where novaild =>[Skip loading the document's DTD] and perfect namespaces 
are added to <chapter>. but alas I miss the external entities (&dagger; 
etc). 


it's one of those DTDs that adds 
>default namespace declarations to elements

Below is the DTD

If you look at top level namespaces defination they are included by 
default. "Is there a way to over rule this. Modifying DTD will be my last 
option and desirable. "

<!ENTITY % top-level.att 
               "xmlns           CDATA               #FIXED  %ESBK.xmlns;
                version         CDATA               #FIXED  '5.2'
                xmlns:ce        CDATA               #FIXED  %ESCE.xmlns;
                xmlns:xlink     CDATA               #FIXED  %XLINK.xmlns;
                xml:lang        %language;          'en'">


!--    Typical invocation:
        <!ENTITY % common.ent
            PUBLIC "-//ES//ELEMENTS common element pool version 
1.1.0//EN//XML"
            "common110.ent">
        %common.ent;
-->

<!-- namespaces and public identifiers -->

<!ENTITY % ESCE.xmlns   "'http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/dtd'">
<!ENTITY % ESSB.xmlns 
"'http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-bib/dtd'" >
<!ENTITY % ESTB.xmlns   "'http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/table/dtd'" >
<!ENTITY % XLINK.xmlns  "'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'" >
<!ENTITY % CALS.xmlns   "'http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/cals/dtd'" >



Here what the root dtd looks like.




<!--    Supported doctypes: book, chapter, simple-chapter, examination, 
fb-non-chapter,
        glossary, index, introduction, bibliography

        Typical invocation:

        <!DOCTYPE book 
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd">

        or

        <!DOCTYPE chapter 
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or
 
        <!DOCTYPE simple-chapter
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or

        <!DOCTYPE examination
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd">
        or

        <!DOCTYPE fb-non-chapter
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or

        <!DOCTYPE glossary 
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or

        <!DOCTYPE index
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or

        <!DOCTYPE introduction
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
 
        or
 
        <!DOCTYPE bibliography
          PUBLIC "-//ES//DTD book DTD version 5.2.1//EN//XML"
          "book521.dtd"> 
-->

<!-- set local parameter entities -->

<!ENTITY % local.spar.data   "| ce:index-flag">
<!ENTITY % local.par.data    "| ce:index-flag">
<!ENTITY % local.textfn.data "| ce:br">

<!-- include the latest version of the common element pool -->

<!ENTITY % common.ent 
    PUBLIC "-//ES//ELEMENTS common element pool version 1.1.3//EN//XML"
    "common113.ent">
%common.ent;

<!-- namespaces and public identifiers -->

<!ENTITY % ESBK.xmlns "'http://www.elsevier.com/xml/bk/dtd'">

<!-- attribute type entities -->

<!ENTITY % docsubtype 
"(bk|chp|scp|exm|gls|idx|itr|bib|app|bio|for|pre|ack|ctr|rev|htu|ded)">

<!-- attribute group entities -->

<!ENTITY % top-level.att 
               "xmlns           CDATA               #FIXED  %ESBK.xmlns;
                version         CDATA               #FIXED  '5.2'
                xmlns:ce        CDATA               #FIXED  %ESCE.xmlns;
                xmlns:xlink     CDATA               #FIXED  %XLINK.xmlns;
                xml:lang        %language;          'en'">

<!-- elsevier-book -->

<!ELEMENT   book                ( info, top, ce:floats?, front?, body, 
rear? )>
<!ATTLIST   book
                %top-level.att; 
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "bk">

<!ELEMENT   info                ( ce:pii, ce:doi?, ce:isbn, ce:issn?, 
ce:document-thread?,
                                  ce:copyright, ce:imprint?, ce:doctopics? 
)>

<!ELEMENT   top                 ( %titles;, ce:edition?, 
ce:copyright-line, cover-image?, 
                                  ce:editors*, ce:author-group*, 
dedication*, ce:sections )>

<!ELEMENT   cover-image         ( ce:figure )>

<!ELEMENT   dedication              ( ce:simple-para+ ) > 

<!ELEMENT   front               ( ce:include-item+ ) >

<!ELEMENT   body                ( volume | part | section | 
ce:include-item )+ >

<!ELEMENT   volume              ( ce:label?, ce:title?, ce:author-group*, 
                                                  ( part | section | 
ce:include-item )+ )>
<!ATTLIST   volume
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %common-role.att;>

<!ELEMENT   part                ( ce:label?, ce:title?, ce:author-group*, 
                                  ( section | ce:include-item | 
ce:further-reading )+ )>
<!ATTLIST   part
              %common-reqref.att; 
              %common-role.att;>

<!ELEMENT   section             ( ce:label?, ce:title?, ce:author-group*, 
                                  ( ce:include-item | ce:further-reading 
)+ )>
<!ATTLIST   section
              %common-reqref.att; 
              %common-role.att;>

<!ELEMENT   introduction        ( info, ce:floats?, ce:title, 
ce:author-group*,
                                  ce:sections?, ( ce:bibliography | 
ce:further-reading )* )>
<!ATTLIST   introduction
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "itr"> 

<!ELEMENT   chapter             ( ce:footnote*, info, ce:floats?, 
ce:label?, ce:title, ce:subtitle?,
                                  ce:author-group*, ce:displayed-quote?, 
poem?, 
                                  outline?, objectives?, ce:nomenclature?, 
ce:acknowledgment?,
                                  ce:intro?, ( ce:sections | subchapter | 
exam )+, 
                                  ( ( ce:bibliography | ce:further-reading 
)+,
                                    ( ce:section | exam )* )? )>
<!ATTLIST   chapter
                %common-reqref.att;
                %top-level.att; 
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "chp"> 
 
<!ELEMENT   simple-chapter      ( ce:footnote*, info, ce:floats?, 
ce:label?, ce:title, ce:subtitle?,
                                  ce:author-group*, ce:displayed-quote?, 
poem?, 
                                  outline?, objectives?, ce:nomenclature?, 
ce:acknowledgment?,
                                  ce:intro?, ( ce:sections | subchapter | 
exam )*, 
                                  ( ( ce:bibliography | ce:further-reading 
)+,
                                    ( ce:section | exam )* )? )>
<!ATTLIST   simple-chapter
                %common-reqref.att;
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "scp"> 

<!ELEMENT   subchapter          ( ce:footnote*, ce:label?, ce:title, 
ce:author-group*, 
                                  ce:displayed-quote?, ce:nomenclature?, 
ce:acknowledgment?, ce:intro?, 
                                  ( ce:sections | subchapter | exam )+,
                                  ( ce:bibliography | ce:further-reading 
)+,
                                  ( ce:section | exam )* )>
<!ATTLIST   subchapter
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %common-role.att;>

<!ELEMENT   rear                ( rearpart+ )>

<!ELEMENT   rearpart            ( ce:label?, ce:title?, ce:author-group*, 
ce:include-item+ )>
<!ATTLIST   rearpart
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %common-role.att;>

<!ELEMENT   fb-non-chapter      ( info, ce:floats?, ce:label?, ce:title, 
                                  ( ce:author-group | ce:nomenclature | 
ce:para | ce:section )*, 
                                  ce:bibliography? , ce:further-reading?)>
<!ATTLIST   fb-non-chapter
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att; 
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #REQUIRED>

<!ELEMENT   exam                ( ce:title?, ce:exam-questions, 
ce:exam-answers? )>

<!ELEMENT   outline             ( ce:list )>

<!ELEMENT   objectives          ( ce:section-title?, ce:para+ )>

<!ELEMENT   poem                        ( ce:title?, ce:author?, stanza+, 
ce:source? )>

<!ELEMENT   stanza                      ( line+ )>

<!ELEMENT   line                        ( %richstring.data; )* >

<!ELEMENT   examination         ( info, ce:floats?, ce:label?, ce:title, 
ce:author-group*,
                                  ce:intro?, exam* )>
<!ATTLIST   examination
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att; 
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "exm">

<!ELEMENT   glossary            ( info, ce:label?, ce:glossary* )>
<!ATTLIST   glossary
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "gls">

<!ELEMENT   index               ( info, ce:label?, ce:index* )>
<!ATTLIST   index
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "idx">

<!ELEMENT   bibliography        ( info, ce:label?, ce:further-reading* )>
<!ATTLIST   bibliography
                %common-reqref.att; 
                %top-level.att;
                %common-role.att;
                docsubtype      %docsubtype;        #FIXED  "bib">