Re: [xsl] Command Line

[Dave Pawson <davep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 19/01/10 08:20, Dave Pawson wrote:
> On 18/01/10 15:12, Syd Bauman wrote:
> > I realize this is not a fully-XSL reply, but if you're already on the
> > commandline, you might find it easier to use some tool other than
> > XSLT to generate a directory listing.
> >
> > When I want to operate on the list of files in a directory, I
> > typically start with `xml ls` (called `xmlstarlet ls` on some
> > distributions), and process the output thereof with my XSLT to mimic
> > file selection and get the output I want.
> >
> > I leave it to more experienced XSLTers to address the pros& cons of
> > an all-XSLT solution vs this sort of assembly line. I developed this
> > mechanism before using XSLT 2 was a reasonable option for me, and
> > am happy enough with it I haven't really looked at switching very
> > seriously (but could certainly be convinced).
>
>
>
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/rev2/document2.html#d16881e88
>
> Andrew provided an XSLT 2.0 solution (the Saxon extension
> may not be needed)


http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/rev2/regexExampler.html
Shows processing a more complete listing.






regards

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