Re: [xsl] namespace syntax

[Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>]

Robert Van Gemert wrote:

> I am using msxml3 and am having difficulty parsing namespace elements, I 
> need to get the value of the NSML fields

> <mos>
> <mosID>gvg.auroraplay.mos</mosID>
> <ncsID>MNEWS</ncsID>
> <roStorySend>
>  <roID>MNEWS/TVNEWS.AUSNET.RUNDOWNS-IGNITE.AM-TWO</roID>
>  <storyID>492893613</storyID>
>  <storySlug>1130 AUSNET 030809</storySlug>
>  <storyNum></storyNum>
>  <mosExternalMetadata>
>   <mosPayload>coding=3D"utf-16"?&gt;
>    <nsml:nsml xmlns:nsml=3D"http://www.inewsroom.com";>
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So here the URL is http://www.inewsroom.com.

>     <nsml:head>
>      <nsml:meta words=3D"1" rate=3D"180" break=3D"yes"></nsml:meta>
>      <nsml:rgroup number=3D"2"></nsml:rgroup>
>      <nsml:wgroup number=3D"6"></nsml:wgroup>
>      <nsml:formname>TVNEWS-2            </nsml:formname>
>      <nsml:storyid>1d60f5ad:003b5638:4a76334b</nsml:storyid>
>     </nsml:head>
>     <nsml:fields>
>      <nsml:f id=3D"page-number"></nsml:f>
>      <nsml:f id=3D"title">1130 AUSNET 030809</nsml:f>
[snip]

> My stylesheet is:
>
> <?xml version=3D"1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version=3D"1.0" =
> xmlns:xsl=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"; =
> xmlns:nsml=3D"http://www.avid.com";>
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
while here you use a completely different URL. You can choose a 
different prefix in the XML and in the stylesheet but in your stylesheet 
you will need to bind a prefix to the URL used in the XML if your 
stylesheet needs to select/match elements in that namespace. So use e.g.
  xmlns:nsml="ttp://www.inewsroom.com"
in the stylesheet.

> <xsl:template match=3D"/">

>  <xsl:for-each select=3D"//mosPayload/nsml:fields/f">

   <xsl:for-each 
select="mos/roStorySend/mosExternalMetadata/mosPayload/nsml:nsml/nsml:fields/nsml:f">

should process the nsml:f elements in your XML input.




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