Re: [xsl] Debugging XSLT + Introduction

Subject: Re: [xsl] Debugging XSLT + Introduction
From: "Nick Fitzsimons" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:18:33 -0000 (GMT)
> I just wanted  to introduce myself.   My name is Tom and I am a Java
> programmer for a bank in NYC.
<snip>
> One of the comments/ questions that I have is that I am having problems
> debugging XSLT.   With Java or most other programming languages I could
> step through with a debugger or add debug statements.   Could you
> recommend
> a good way to approach debugging problematic XSLTs?

If you use Eclipse for your Java development, I would recommend Oxygen
XML/XSLT Debugger <http://www.oxygenxml.com/>. It is available as an
Eclipse plugin, and the debugger does everything you could ever want, as
far as XSLT 1.0 is concerned. I haven't yet used it for XSLT 2.0, but it
supports it, and I have no doubt it will help me when I get time to learn
2.0. It also allows you to choose between XSLT processors, although
obviously the debugger can only work with those that support debugging
(not MSXML, for example).

It's also available as a standalone app for Windows and Mac, IIRC.

HTH,

Nick.
-- 
Nick Fitzsimons
http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/

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