RE: [xsl] Flagging records that don't match a particular pattern

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you are using XSLT 2.0 you could use xsl:result-document to create an
output file to hold the validation messages. Alternatively you might be able
to use xsl:message, by directing the xsl:message output to a suitable
destination.

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Slade [mailto:grant.slade@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 20 March 2007 01:07
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [xsl] Flagging records that don't match a particular pattern
> 
> Hello - I am relatively new to xslt.  I was wondering how to 
> flag records that don't match a pattern.  I am going to be 
> iterating through about 8000 xml files in java transforming 
> them from one xml to another format required by a different 
> company.  I know that I am going to miss some of the patterns 
> at first but was wondering if there's a way to flag the files 
> that don't match up and maybe write them to a seperate directory.
> 
> For example in matching author tags (<AU>Slade, Grant^Riggins,
> John</Au>) - could I do something in the xsl:otherwise part?:
>    <xsl:template match="AU">
>         <contrib contrib-type="author">
>             <xsl:choose>
>                 <xsl:when test="contains(., '^')">
>                     <xsl:for-each select="tokenize(.,'\^')">
>                         <xsl:choose>
>                             <xsl:when test="contains(.,',')">
>                                 <name>
>                                     <surname>
>                                         <xsl:value-of 
> select="substring-before(.,',')"/>
>                                     </surname>
>                                     <given-names>
>                                         <xsl:value-of 
> select="substring-after(.,',')"/>
>                                     </given-names>
>                                 </name>
>                             </xsl:when>
>                         </xsl:choose>
>                     </xsl:for-each>
>                 </xsl:when>
>                 <xsl:otherwise>OUTPUT TO DIFFERENT DIRECTORY 
> HERE?</xsl:otherwise>
>             </xsl:choose>
>         </contrib>
>     </xsl:template>