Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: MSXML and docbook stylesheets

[ed nixon <ed.nixon@lynnparkplace.org>]

Bob Stayton wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 06:05:58PM -0600, Day, Troy L wrote:
> 
>>I've seen other listings regarding similar issues and I have a variation.  I
>>get an error from MSXML 4.10.9404.0,
>>
>>Error while parsing
>>"file:///c:/inetpub/wwwroot/draft/docbook-xsl-1.60.1/common/l10n.xml".
>> The attribute 'english-language-name' on this element is not defined in the
>>DTD/Schema. 
>>
>>My docbook file validates in XMLSpy and translates using IE 6  without the
>>server side translation.  Is this a problem with they way MSXML handles
>>namespaces or is there something else I've missed.  I'm using xsl stylesheet
>>version 1.60.1 locally.
>>
>>If it is an MSXML issue, what xslt engine would be best in a windows server
>>environment using IIS ans ASP?
> 
> This is a bug in the l10n.dtd.  That and the missing
> 'style' attribute on the template element needed to
> be added to the DTD. I just checked in the
> change in the CVS tree.
> 
I've had a similar looking problem while using XMLWriter (which is using 
MSXML 4.0) and trying to validate a DocBook article that has no problems 
as far as saxon, libxml and XMetaL are concerned.

The error is generated by dbcentx.mod on line 308; the message reads 
"Parameter entity must be defined before it is used."

I've looked at dbcentx.mod and, to me, all looks as it should. The 
entity that MSXML flags is ISOamsc. Code relating to that entity appears 
on lines 186-191 with a system reference and earlier, using the public 
identifier on lines 66 - 70.

Is there an explanation other than a bug in MSXML? I like the XMLWriter 
tool for odds and ends work but I perceive it as unreliable because of 
issues like this.

Thanks.             ...edN