Subject: xsml:param revelation From: Richard Lander <rlander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 16:49:21 -0700 |
Hello, Until today, I was having great trouble making my XSLT transform work in IE (July MSXML3). I found the problem and thought I'd share it, as I think it significant. The error was ~ 'xsl:param not allowed here'. Given that I thought xsl:param was allowed almost anywhere, I found that error hard to believe and considered it an MSXML bug. Upon reading the MSXML SDK Help and the spec, I found that I was wrong. Given that I've used XT exclusively, until now, I've been unknowingly allowed non-compliant xsl:param use. I merely want other XSLT writers to know that XT has this caveat, and that MSXML will not allow this use of xsl:param. Please correct me if I'm incorrect in the following description of xsl:param and xsl:variable use: xsl:param - allowed as child of xsl:stylesheet/xsl:transform and xsl:template. The caveat with xsl:template is that xsl:param must be the first child. xsl:variable - allowed anywhere in a stylesheet that an instruction is allowed. The difference in use between the two is that xsl:variable cannot be overridden from the commandline/script. I also tested Saxon and Xalan. Saxon rejected the improper use of xsl:param, but Xalan allowed it. I don't have a copy of any of the other parsers, so did not check them. Take care, Rich XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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