Re: XSL equivalent sought.

Subject: Re: XSL equivalent sought.
From: Matthias Clasen <clasen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:02:20 +0200
> 
> As an example, with XPath you would have "/frontmatter/date".
> 
> So with SDQL you would have? (I won't answer. I already did the exercise).
> But be cautious, With this exercise, your expression has to be SDQL
> compliant (in accordance with Hytime and DSSSL1 specs). However, you are
> allowed in this exercise to propose SDQL improvements (the beginning of some
> improvements - - Hint: James created an alternative language which is scheme
> based but is not SDQL, see the DSSSL2 option, you'll find there the XPath
> ancestor, you may consider James proposal as a SDQL alternative).
> 
> And now compare.
> 
> Other question: What are the different ways to reach a GROVE's element (list
> different GROVE access languages).
> 
> OK, back to the cavern and go back work :-)

Didier, I think you misunderstood Peter. He proposes to write a little
parser in DSSSL which would allow you to write something like

(xpath-location "/frontmatter/date")

and have it use the necessary SDQL functions internally to return
the right node.

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