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John Higgins

Subject: XML Output of stylesheet directive
Author: John Higgins
Date: 05 Dec 2005 08:55 AM

I am transforming XML to XML and trying to output a stylesheet directive (to perform a FO transform). I setup a variable with the directive using the predefined entities and value-of to output, as follows:
<xsl:variable name="trans_file">
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="c:\drv_e\brl\database\tools\FCI_Doc\item_fo.xsl"?>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:value-of select="$trans_file"/>

The " gets converted correctly, but the < and > are copied verbatim, as follows:
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="c:\drv_e\brl\database\tools\FCI_Doc\item_fo.xsl"?>

I have enclosed the XSL and output XML (the base item_spec.xml and boiler_plate.xml are unchanged from my previous posting.

item_trans_1(1).xsl
XSL file

item_doc.xml
Output XML

Minollo I.

Subject: XML Output of stylesheet directive
Author: Minollo I.
Date: 05 Dec 2005 09:29 AM

You should use something like (assuming you need to use a variable):

<xsl:variable name="trans_file">
<xsl:processing-instruction name="xml-stylesheet">type="text/xsl" href="c:\drv_e\brl\database\tools\FCI_Doc\item_fo.xsl"</xsl:processing-instruction>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:copy-of select="$trans_file"/>

Minollo

John Higgins

Subject: XML Output of stylesheet directive
Author: John Higgins
Date: 05 Dec 2005 10:13 AM

Thanks again. It worked, and I didn't need to use a variable, I just needed to insert the processing-instruction.

John H

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