RE: [xsl] include, import trouble

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> So how can I adress the "schema1.xsd" elements from stylesheet2 ?

Just bind a prefix:

<xsl:value-of select="s2:Multible/s1:Single" 
       xmlns:s1="schema1.xsd" xmlns:s2="schema2.xsd"/>

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

 I 
> assumed these are already in the "schema2.xsd" because there 
> I declared 
> the namespace...
> 
> 
> Michael Kay wrote:
> 
> >You're doing some strange things with namespaces here.
> >
> >The prefix "xsi" is usually bound to the namespace
> >"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";. It's not wrong 
> to bind it to a
> >different namespace, but it's likely to confuse your readers.
> >
> >The element "Single" is in namespace "schema1.xsd" (again, not a
> >particularly good choice for a namespace URI, because 
> relative URIs are
> >deprecated; but not incorrect). Stylesheet1 selects element Single in
> >namespace "schema1.xsd" successfully, using the "xsi" prefix 
> to access it.
> >
> >But stylesheet2 attempts to access an element with local 
> name "Single" in
> >namespace "schema2.xsd" - and there isn't one. The element 
> is in namespace
> >"schema1.xsd". 
> >
> >Generally, if you want to avoid confusion, it's good practice to use
> >prefixes consistently - choose a prefix that gives a clue about the
> >namespace it's bound to, e.g. s1 to refer to schema1 and s2 
> to refer to
> >schema2. Otherwise you can spend a long time staring at your 
> code wondering
> >why it doesn't do what you expect.
> >
> >Michael Kay
> >http://www.saxonica.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: target [mailto:target@xxxxxxxxx] 
> >>Sent: 08 January 2006 17:19
> >>To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [xsl] include, import trouble
> >>
> >>hi, i have a problem with importing stylesheet or including 
> templates.
> >>no output is shown when i transform either with firefox or 
> with php5.
> >>
> >>I have a "xml1" datafile defined by a "schema1" an a 
> "stylesheet1" to 
> >>display it as HTML. this works all fine and is valid.
> >>but when I  created another "schema2" that basically defines 
> >>a loop of  
> >>the original entitity, and therefore uses the "schema1" 
> >>namespaces and 
> >>also created a valid "xml2" (defined only by "schema2")  with many 
> >>entities, Im not able to make a "stylesheet2" that uses the 
> >>"stylesheet1" by importing it.
> >>Im playing around but now I need help.
> >>Some Code:
> >>_____________________________________
> >>"stylesheet1" which works fine
> >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
> >><xsl:stylesheet
> >>   xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> >>   xmlns:xsi="schema1.xsd" exclude-result-prefixes="xsi"
> >>   version="1.0" >
> >><xsl:template match="/">
> >><xsl:apply-templates/>
> >></xsl:template>
> >><xsl:template match="xsi:Single">
> >>...
> >></xsl:template>
> >></xsl:stylesheet>
> >>_____________________________________________
> >>the "schema2" which also works fine and successfully uses the 
> >>"schema1"
> >>...
> >>xmlns:paps="schema2.xsd"
> >>xmlns:pap="schema1.xsd"
> >>...
> >><import namespace="schema1.xsd"/>
> >>
> >><element name="Multible" type="paps:typeMulti"/>
> >><complexType name="typeMulti" >
> >> <sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
> >>       <element ref="pap:Single" />
> >>   </sequence>
> >></complexType>
> >></schema>
> >>____________________________
> >>"stylesheet2"  which wouldnt do what it should
> >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
> >><xsl:stylesheet
> >>   xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> >>   xmlns:xsi="schema2.xsd"
> >>   version="1.0"
> >>   >
> >>
> >><xsl:include href="stylesheet1.xsl"/>
> >>
> >><xsl:template match="/">
> >><xsl:apply-templates/>
> >></xsl:template>
> >>
> >><xsl:template match="xsi:Multible">
> >>     <xsl:apply-templates select="xsi:Single"/>
> >></xsl:template>
> >>
> >></xsl:stylesheet>
> >>_______________________________________
> >>whatever I try importing and including "stylesheet1", it 
> >>shows nothing 
> >>(no error). seems like a simple thing - what is wrong?
> >>when I copy only the template for xsi:Single as it is from 
> >>"styleshee1"  
> >>to add it manually to "stylesheet2" it works perfectly.
> >>Is it because the element names are not recognized by the 
> >>"stylesheet2" 
> >>because the are definde in different schemas?
> >>
> >>thanks for help.