Embedded XML/XSL documents

["Russell Allen" <rallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does xml/xsl support nested remote documents?  For example:

 

Root.xml:

<Root>

  <LeftChild>

    <?import SRC=""/>

  </LeftChild>

  <RightChild>

    <?import SRC=""/>

  </RightChild>

</Root>

 

LChild.xml:

<E1>

  ...data...

</E1>

 

RChild.xml:

 

<E2>

  ...data...

</E2>

 

Such that the processing of Root would cause the loading of Left and Right, along with their associated style sheets.

 

The use case for this is for a web site with a universal format.  Say, a border on the left with a set of links like a main menu.  That could be the left child.  The right child would be the individual content for a particular page.  Thus, when your 'menu' changes you only need to change a single document instead of every page in your site.

 

Is this possible?  What command should I look at in the spec?  Is this supported by any xml/xsl parsers?  (IE5, LotusXSL...)

 

I apologize for asking a question that the spec could answer.  I have skimmed it but I do not recall such a command.

 

Thanks in advance,

Russell Allen.

Software Engineer

ComFrame Software Corp.