RE: [xsl] document() and node-list vs. tree fragment

["Chris Bayes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,
Try <xsl:variable name="f2" select="document('testfile2.xml')"/>

Ciao Chris

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Case
> Sent: 27 September 2001 17:24
> To: xsl-list
> Subject: [xsl] document() and node-list vs. tree fragment
> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I tried to understand the w3c docs about copy-of and I see no 
> reason why this should not work.  Any help?
> 
> On Linux Xalan C++ v 1.1 I can use
> 
>   <xsl:variable name="f2">
>     <xsl:copy-of select="document('testfile2.xml')"/>
>   </xsl:variable>
> 
> and later
> 
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="$f2"/>
> 
> to merge xml files or extract-merge from a series of files.
> 
> BUT xalan-j_2_2_D10 on DOS  and Xalan C++ v 1.2.0 both reject it.
> 
> (Location of error unknown)XSLT Error 
> (org.apache.xpath.XPathException): Can not convert #RTREEFRAG 
> to a NodeList!
> 
> Does "Can not convert..." indicate a rule or indicate a 
> failure in the xalan-j implemenation? In other words, does 
> xsl or xpath document() return a fragment or a nodelist, and 
> did this decision just kill my script?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Michael Case
> 
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