Subject: Re: [xsl] RenderX XEP XSL Issue From: "Wendell Piez wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:10:02 -0000 |
Hi Rahul, TMK, RenderX is an XSL processor capable of producing PDF using XSL-FO, but it provides only the "rendering" side of this service, not the initial "transformation" from your XML into the XML-formatted "XSL Formatting Objects" that it wants for its own input. In other words this is a two-step process: XML -> XSL-FO -> PDF, and RenderX does only the second step. For the first step, it calls an external processor. Most often, that first stage implements a transformation programmed using XSLT. Here, the particular details depend on your setup,.but it is common to use Saxon with RenderX for the first step (in part since they are both in Java). Note there are two separate acronyms here: XSLT ("XSL Transformations") and XSL-FO ("formatting objects"). And two separate inputs to your process: an XML file with the data, and an XSLT (transformation) which "programs" how to convert that XML into XSL-FO (for RenderX to make PDF from). Having identified these resources on your system, you can simply edit them "by hand" with any text editor supporting their character set (often not always UTF-8). And then -- outside RenderX -- you can transform them using Saxon (there many ways to do this), to develop and debug them. Or (much easier especially with XSL-FO), you could use an XML Editor or IDE, such as my favorite, oXygen XML Editor (oxygenxml.com) which provides tools for editing and running transformations and other operations over XML using both commercial and commodity tools such as RenderX and Saxon. But this is a difficult question to answer since what's best for you won't be best for everyone. Have you looked for any tutorials on line or in books on starting with XSL? Cheers, Wendell On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 5:24 AM Rahul Singh rahulsinghindia15@xxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I installed RenderX and found XEP Assistant when hit x4u.bat file. We can select available XML and XSL file and can be generate PDF. but if i want to edit the XML or XSL where and what functionality is available in RenderX. How to write XML or XSL/XSLFO code in RenderX > > > > Thanks, > Rahul > XSL-List info and archive > EasyUnsubscribe (by email) -- Wendell Piez | http://www.wendellpiez.com XML | XSLT | electronic publishing Eat Your Vegetables _____oo_________o_o___ooooo____ooooooo_^
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