[xsl] XML File Lister for Apache Ant

["Anthony B. Coates (XSL-List)" <abcoatesecure-xsllist@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I often find myself in situations where I need to process a group of XML  
files with a single XSLT script.  The way I usually do this is that my  
input XML file contains URLs to each of the XML document, and I use the  
XSLT 'document' function to load each as required.  However, that still  
leaves the question of how to create an XML document containing the  
necessary file URLs, especially if the files change from one run to the  
next.

A while back I wrote an Apache Ant (http://ant.apache.org) task which  
produces an XML file listing of a directory, using Ant's fairly powerful  
facilities for selecting files/directories based on names and patterns.   
This can this be used an your input XML document.  I have mentioned this  
utility once before, but previously you needed to register before you  
could download it.  I've changed that now, so if this is something that  
you would find useful, you can download it immediately from

http://secure.mileywatts.com/confluence/display/CMSW/Miley+Watts+XML+File+Lister+for+Apache+Ant

I hope some of you will find it useful, and feedback is very welcome.

Cheers, Tony.
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Anthony B. Coates
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Miley Watts
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