Re: [xsl] Why does the doc() function reject non-ASCII characters in the filename?

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2012-10-05 15:22 +0000, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> I was given a large number of XML files to
> convert to HTML using an XSLT program I have written.
>
> I collected all the filenames into a file.
>
> In my XSLT program I have a loop that:
>
>     - reads in a filename
>     - uses the filename in the doc() function to read in the file
>     - process the file
>
> The problem is that some filenames contain odd
> characters. Here is an example of a filename:
>
>     PalaisAfacettes_jpg.xml
>
> Notice the two dots over the 'y' character (diaeresis).
>
> When my XSLT program gets to that filename it throws an error:
>
>     Failed to read input file ...
>
> Why?

The argument to doc() isn't a filename, it is a URI.

> Why do I get that error?
>
> Why does the doc() function care if the filename contains a diaeresis?

It cares that the URI is properly formed.  Have
you tried running encode-for-uri() on the
filename in order to have it follow the RFC3986 rules?

> Second question: do you have suggestions on how
> to locate in my file (that contains all the filenames) the offending
filenames?

By using doc-available() on each URI first to get a true()/false() response.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . .  Ken

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