I'm not in a position to verify just at the moment, but I don't think Martin was suggesting you write code so much as showing you the properties used by the task which should translate into XML attributes.
Matt On Aug 16, 2013 11:40 AM, "Kerry, Richard" <richard.ke...@atos.net> wrote: > Goodness, I wasn't anticipating needing to write code to get this sorted > .... > > > > But, as a C++ programmer, Java looks quite familiar. However, I have no > experience of developing in it. > > If this is the way I need to go please can someone point me at some > information on how to get started in order to use the code given here. > > > > > > Hopefully, > > Richard. > > > > > > Richard Kerry > BNCS Engineer, SI SOL Telco & Media Vertical Practice > T: +44 (0)20 82259063 > M: +44 (0)7812 325518 > G300, Stadium House, Wood Lane, London, W12 7TA > richard.ke...@atos.net< > https://webmail.siemens-it-solutions.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=9fb20d019e3e4cb99344d708709a3177&URL=mailto%3arichard.kerry%40atos.net > > > > This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended > solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. 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Although the sender endeavours > to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that > this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages > resulting from any virus transmitte > ________________________________ > From: Martin Gainty [mgai...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 16 August 2013 13:39 > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: Use of XML Catalog with Ant (xslt task) - request for example > > Richard > > the best way to handle this is to turn on full debugging ..here are the > parameters you will want to supply to the <xslt> taskdef > > /** destination directory */ > private File destDir = null; > > /** where to find the source XML file, default is the project's > basedir */ > private File baseDir = null; > > /** XSL stylesheet as a filename */ > private String xslFile = null; > > /** XSL stylesheet as a {@link org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource} */ > private Resource xslResource = null; > > /** extension of the files produced by XSL processing */ > private String targetExtension = ".html"; > > /** name for XSL parameter containing the filename */ > private String fileNameParameter = null; > > /** name for XSL parameter containing the file directory */ > private String fileDirParameter = null; > > /** additional parameters to be passed to the stylesheets */ > private Vector params = new Vector(); > > /** Input XML document to be used */ > private File inFile = null; > > /** Output file */ > private File outFile = null; > > /** The name of the XSL processor to use */ > private String processor; > > /** Classpath to use when trying to load the XSL processor */ > private Path classpath = null; > > /** The Liason implementation to use to communicate with the XSL > * processor */ > private XSLTLiaison liaison; > > /** Flag which indicates if the stylesheet has been loaded into > * the processor */ > private boolean stylesheetLoaded = false; > > /** force output of target files even if they already exist */ > private boolean force = false; > > /** XSL output properties to be used */ > private Vector outputProperties = new Vector(); > > /** for resolving entities such as dtds > BTW steer clear of DTDs they are cumbersome and have been replaced by > XSDs 5 years ago*/ > private XMLCatalog xmlCatalog = new XMLCatalog(); > > /** Utilities used for file operations */ > private static final FileUtils FILE_UTILS = FileUtils.getFileUtils(); > > /** > * Whether to style all files in the included directories as well. > * @since Ant 1.5 > */ > private boolean performDirectoryScan = true; > > /** > * factory element for TraX processors only > * @since Ant 1.6 > */ > private Factory factory = null; > /** > * whether to reuse Transformer if transforming multiple files. > * @since 1.5.2 > */ > private boolean reuseLoadedStylesheet = true; > > /** > * AntClassLoader for the nested <classpath> - if set. > * <p>We keep this here in order to reset the context classloader > * in execute. We can't use liaison.getClass().getClassLoader() > * since the actual liaison class may have been loaded by a loader > * higher up (system classloader, for example).</p> > * > * (when the ant runtime looks for classes they should be specified > here) > * @since Ant 1.6.2 > */ > private AntClassLoader loader = null; > > /** > * Mapper to use when a set of files gets processed. > * @since Ant 1.6.2 > */ > private Mapper mapperElement = null; > > /** > * Additional resource collections to process. > * @since Ant 1.7 > */ > private Union resources = new Union(); > > /** > * Whether to use the implicit fileset. > * @since Ant 1.7 > */ > private boolean useImplicitFileset = true; > > /** > * The default processor is trax > * @since Ant 1.7 > */ > public static final String PROCESSOR_TRAX = "trax"; > > /** > * whether to suppress warnings. > * NEVER set to true when debugging > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private boolean suppressWarnings = false; > > /** > * whether to fail the build if an error occurs during transformation. > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private boolean failOnTransformationError = true; > > /** > * whether to fail the build if an error occurs. > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private boolean failOnError = true; > > /** > * Whether the build should fail if the nested resource collection > * is empty. > * I don't like this dependence on resources being populated you may > want to consider setting this to false > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private boolean failOnNoResources = true; > > /** > * System properties to set during transformation. > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private CommandlineJava.SysProperties sysProperties = > new CommandlineJava.SysProperties(); > > /** > * Trace configuration for Xalan2. > * @since Ant 1.8.0 > */ > private TraceConfiguration traceConfiguration; > > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XSLTProcess > > give it a go and send us the build.xml and your classpath > as well as all entries you have in your catalog BUT > I would start with something dirt simple like infile and outfile > once the infile xslt is transformed to outfile.html > THEN you can get test with catalogs and or other forms of collections > > HTH > Martin Gainty > ______________________________________________ > Verzicht und Vertraulichkeitanmerkung/Note de déni et de confidentialité > > Diese Nachricht ist vertraulich. 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In that case Saxon takes parameters > indicating where to find the catalog file (more accurately the folder > containing catalogManager.properties, which points to the Catalog.xml). > > > > The documentation for Ant's Xslt task indicates that this is possible > but there are no examples there and nothing I've tried so far has managed > to make it work. > > > > The example submitted here contains the catalog contents in a > <xmlcatalog> element, not a reference to a catalog file. > > > > > > > > 2. The example submitted here doesn't appear to use a catalog to get > the style file - there is no mention of "xml/doc.xsl" in the <xmlcatalog> > shown. > > > > > > > > 3. The Ant documentation implies resolver.jar needs to be in the system > classpath, but I can't see where this should be set. As far as I can tell > I haven't got one - the <xslt> does have a <classpath> child but that > doesn't seem to do it. > > > > > > > > I hope someone can clarify all this. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Richard. > > > > > > > > Richard Kerry > > BNCS Engineer > > T: +44 (0)20 82259063[X]<thismessage:/Body.htm#> > > M: +44 (0)7812 325518[X]<thismessage:/Body.htm#> > > Room EBX 301, BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7RJ > > richard.ke...@atos.net< > https://webmail.siemens-it-solutions.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=9fb20d019e3e4cb99344d708709a3177&URL=mailto%3arichard.kerry%40atos.net > > > > uk.atos.net< > https://webmail.siemens-it-solutions.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=9fb20d019e3e4cb99344d708709a3177&URL=http%3a%2f%2fuk.atos.net%2fen-uk%2f > > > > This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended > solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this > e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. 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Although the sender endeavours > to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that > this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable > > ________________________________ > > From: Jan Matèrne (jhm) [apa...@materne.de] > > Sent: 14 August 2013 20:56 > > To: 'Ant Users List' > > Subject: AW: Use of XML Catalog with Ant (xslt task) - request for > example > > > > From Ants test directory: > > > > > > > > snippet from the buildfile > > > > <xmlcatalog id="xdocs.catalog"> > > > > <dtd publicID="-//stevo//DTD doc 1.0//EN" > > > > location="xml/doc.dtd"/> > > > > </xmlcatalog> > > > > > > > > <target name="testCatalog" depends="init"> > > > > <xslt destdir="xml/out" > > > > includes="xml/about.xml" > > > > extension=".txt" > > > > style="xml/doc.xsl"> > > > > <xmlcatalog refid="xdocs.catalog"/> > > > > </xslt> > > > > <concat><fileset dir="xml/out" includes="**"/></concat> > > > > </target> > > > > > > > > > > > > xsl > > > > > > > > <xsl:stylesheet > > > > xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" > > > > version="1.0"> > > > > > > > > <xsl:output method="text"/> > > > > > > > > <xsl:template match="/"> > > > > <xsl:value-of select="/doc/section"/> > > > > </xsl:template> > > > > > > > > </xsl:stylesheet> > > > > > > > > > > > > xml > > > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE doc PUBLIC > > > > "-//stevo//DTD doc 1.0//EN" > > > > "http://chemical/brothers" > > > > > > > > > <doc> > > > > <section title="About"> > > > > in the absence of technology, there is only marketing > > > > </section> > > > > </doc> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Von: Kerry, Richard [mailto:richard.ke...@atos.net] > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. August 2013 17:03 > > An: user@ant.apache.org > > Betreff: Use of XML Catalog with Ant (xslt task) - request for example > > > > > > > > > > > > I’m trying to get DocBook WebHelp building working, which uses Ant to > > control the various processes involved, in particular Xslt. > > > > I would like to use Catalogs for resolving my XSL stylesheet locations, > and > > have thus far been unable to make this work. > > > > > > > > I’ve tried to follow Ant’s documentation regarding the <xmlcatalog> > element > > but I can’t get it to work. (I am finding the Ant documentation in this > > area extremely hard to follow) > > > > By “can’t get it to work” I mean it doesn’t find the files I’m trying to > > reference via the catalog. It doesn’t show any messages indicating > whether > > or not it is using the resolver, so I presume it isn’t finding it. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any complete example of this working. > > > > Ie one that includes a reference to the resolver jar, and the classpath, > and > > the catalog file and/or catalogManager.properties. > > > > > > > > > > > > Appreciatively, > > > > Richard. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard Kerry > > > > BNCS Engineer, SI SOL Telco & Media Vertical Practice > > > > > > > > T: +44 (0)20 822 59063[X]<thismessage:/Body.htm#> > > > > M: +44 (0)7812 325518[X]<thismessage:/Body.htm#> > > > > Lync: +44 (0) 20 3618[X]<thismessage:/Body.htm#> XXXX > > > > Room G300, Stadium House, Wood Lane, London, W12 7TA > > > > <mailto:richard.ke...@atos.net> richard.ke...@atos.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >