Re: [xsl] Trying to find a working XSLT processor

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01/09/06 09:22 -0700, Benjamin Franz wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, G. Ken Holman wrote:
>
> > p.s. and "no, I cannot change my XML" as I believe this is properly
> > constructed XML and I use dozens of configuration parameters in this
> > fashion in my slide show document model ... it is just that none of the
> > other processors I've tried support it
>
> XT is _OLD_. And has a number of known non-compliances.

Regarding XSLT, yes, which is why I'm switching processors to get key() ... 
I am unaware of any faults regarding XML processing in XT.

> Your belief about
> your XML being properly constructed is incorrect.

I respectfully disagree.

You don't mention which XML processor you are using, but the error message 
refers to a "marked section in the internal DTD subset" when, in fact, I 
have the marked section in an external DTD subset.  The processor is either 
giving bogus error messages, or whoever implemented it doesn't know the 
terminology.

> This has nothing to do with the XSLT processor

Every XSLT processor has an embedded XML processor and the result in this 
case is the well-formed stylesheet is being rejected.

> (the above 'xmlparse' is
> nothing but a fully validating XML parser with good error reporting).

I disagree ... whichever processor you are using is giving you a false 
sense of security ... it doesn't work.

> Your
> XML is simply invalid

Can you quote chapter and verse from the XML Recommendation to back up your 
argument rather than relying on faulty software?  I will gladly respect a 
corrected interpretation of the XML Recommendation if you can prove I am wrong.

I hope you find this helpful.

................. Ken


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