Re: [xsl] Trying to write XSL for TiVo's XML

["Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mihir" <mihir@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [xsl] Trying to write XSL for TiVo's XML


> Thank you Brian, the namespace was indeed what was causing the problem. I am
> guessing it might be because TiVo has not uploaded it yet on their server.
> Although the namespace was not added by me, I removed it using preg, and it
> works.
>
> Thank you for the help!
>
> -- Mihir
>
> -----Original Message-----
> You have a namespace problem...
> When I removed the namespace in the xml declaration of your .xml,
> your script output what you probably wanted it to be (below).
>
> I don't use namespaces much.. but I'm guessing you can declare
> in your xslt stylesheet somewhere that such is the xml namespace
> you are looking at... otherwise, the xpath processor doesn't see
> any of your elements...
>
>
> <h1>Now Playing</h1>
> <ul>
> <li><ul><li id="0x4220C026">
> <strong>Moonstruck</strong><span class="desc"> [An Italian-American widow,
> engaged to a reticent suitor, falls in love with his brother.]</span>
> </li></ul></li>
> <li><ul><li id="0x4220AB0E">
> <strong>Teen Titans</strong><span class="desc"> [Beast Boy must get a job in
>
> order to purchase a Moped.]</span>
> </li></ul></li>
> <li><ul><li id="0x42211B8E"><strong>Teen Titans</strong></li></ul></li>
> </ul>
> </body>
> </html>
It doesn't have "to be on their server", it's just a unique string. You need to 
add the namespaces and prefixes to your stylesheet to select nodes in the 
namespaces.

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5536.html

especially numbers 14 and 23.

Joe