RE: [xsl] Problems checking if document() exists or using document() pointing to different directory

Subject: RE: [xsl] Problems checking if document() exists or using document() pointing to different directory
From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:59:37 -0000
> but the first thing I tried to do is test 
> if the document exists.  Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to 
> do this without actually using the document statement itself.

Testing whether a document exists can't be done directly in XSLT. If
you're using a Java processor, you can write a URIResolver that does the
check, and returns (say) an error document <error>message</error> if the
requested document doesn't exist.

Michael Kay 


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