Dang...I was so close to making a quick 'ANT' solution instead of writing a first-class JAVA program to apply the modest modifications to the XML files. Before giving up, and writing the JAVA program, what would be miminal change in the <!DOCTYPE ....> entry to allow the use of the <xmlcatalog> element?
Note...I also cross-posted a similar message to the xmltask-users mailing list (which has must less activity that this ANT list) but described some <xmltask> error that I was getting. Specifically, even if I run the ANT script on a file system where the <!DOCTYPE ...> entry should be resolvable (i.e. there is a .dtd file at the location defined by the SYSTEM entry) I get the error: [xmltask] org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Relative URIb "/some/directory/to/an/application.dtd"; can not be resolved without a base URI. [xmltask] at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.fatal(Parser2.java:3376) [xmltask] at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.fatal(Parser2.java:3370) [xmltask] at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.resolveURI(Parser2.java:2952) [xmltask] at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.maybeExternalID(Parser2.java:2924) [xmltask] at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.maybeDoctypeDecl(Parser2.java:1309) Through 'trial-and-error' I was able to the get the <xmltask> call to work by adding a 'file://' in front of the path information (allowing it to locate the file in the native location, w/o any <xmlcatalog> entries). I don't want to modify the <!DOCTYPE ...> entry, but if I have to, I must (:sigh:) What about using the deprecated <entity remote="..."/> sub-element of <xmltask> to mask/redirect/remove the .dtd reference? Thanx, Ninju ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Agnew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:27:57 AM Subject: Re: Question about <xmlcatalog> usage You really need the DTDs PUBLICID for xmlcatalog (see http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTypes/xmlcatalog.html) but you don't appear to have that in your DTD selection below. I'm not au fait with <xmlcatalog> but I don't believe that it'll work with just a SYSTEM identifier. Brian On Wed, July 25, 2007 03:53, Ninju Bohra wrote: > Hello all, > > I've been given a directory of XML files that I need to process. All the > files have the following text at the top > > <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"ISO-8859-1"?> > <!DOCTYPE Simpson SYSTEM "/some/directory/to/an/application.dtd "> > <Simpson command=3D"insert"> > <Level class=3D"one" description=3D"Level One Information> > <Set value=3D"the value of the set"/> > . > . > . > > Now I am planning to proces the files using the cool <xmltask> (see > http://www.oopsconsultancy.com/software/xmltask/ for more info) to process > the file. > > However the problem is that I need to 'redirect' (or ignore) the DTD > entry..since it will not be findable at the path specified in the file > during processing > > I tried the following: > > <xmlcatalog id="dtds"> > <dtd publicId="/some/directory/to/an/application.dtd" > location=3D"${source.dir}/application.dtd"/> > </xmlcatalog> > > and then referencing the 'id' from within the <xmltask> like this: > > <target name="removeSource"> > <mkdir dir="${dest.dir}"/> > <xmltask todir="${dest.dir}"> > <xmlcatalog refid="dtds"/> > . > . > . > </xmltask> > </target> > > However it does not work. I still errors stating that it can't find the > application.dtd (in the original location) > > I have copy of the DTD file (in a different path) so how can I either > redirect where the DTD is picked from (without modifying the file) or can > I tell ANT to 'ignore' the DTD entry. > > Thanx, > > Ninju > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Brian Agnew http://www.oopsconsultancy.com OOPS Consultancy Ltd Tel: +44 (0)7720 397526 Fax: +44 (0)20 8682 0012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
